Feb 13 (Reuters) - Airbnb ( ABNB ) co-founder Joe Gebbia

is joining the Department of Government Efficiency along with

Elon Musk, the New York Times said on Thursday, citing a person

with knowledge of the matter.

Gebbia, a Tesla board member and close friend of Musk, plans

to start shortly, the paper added, but did not say what role he

would have in Musk's team.

The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters

request for comment. Gebbia could not be immediately reached.

In a post on X the day before U.S. President Donald

Trump's inauguration, Gebbia said he had

voted

Republican, signalling his political shift away from

Democrats.