Rebekah Neumann | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26 1978 Bedford, NY |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Conscious entrepreneur, educator and philanthropist |
| Known for | Co-Founder, Chief Brand Officer and Chief Impact Officer at The We Company and Founder and CEO of WeGrow. |
| Spouse | Adam Neumann |
| Children | 5 |
Rebekah Neumann is an American conscious entrepreneur, educator and philanthropist.
She is the Co-Founder, Chief Brand Officer, and Chief Impact Officer at WeWork and The We Company.[1] Rebekah is also the CEO and Founder of WeGrow.[2]
Early life and education
editNeumann grew up in Bedford, New York, and attended The Horace Mann School. She went on to study Business and Buddhism at Cornell University.[3]
Career
editAfter graduating college, Neumann entered Solomon Smith Barney’s Sales and Trading Program.[4] She then spent five years on the West Coast working in the film and music industries.
In 2010, Rebekah Neumann, her husband Adam Neumann, and Miguel McKelvey Co-Founded WeWork.[5]
Neumann founded WeGrow, The We Company’s conscious entrepreneurial school, in 2017.[6][7]
Personal life
editRebekah and Adam Neumann met in New York.[1] Adam Neumann attributes his change in attitude and eventual success as a businessman to Rebekah’s guidance.[1]
Neumann is the first cousin of actress Gwyneth Paltrow.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "How Gwyneth Paltrow's Cousin Co-Founded WeWork". Observer. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "See inside WeWork's first elementary school in NYC designed by Bjarke Ingels". 6sqft. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ a b Wiedeman, Reeves (2019-06-10). "How Did WeWork's Adam Neumann Build a $47 Billion Company?". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "Rebekah Neumann Fast Company". FastCompany.
- ^ Kessler, Sarah (2016-03-14). "Adam Neumann's $16 Billion Neo-Utopian Play To Turn WeWork Into WeWorld". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "WeWork Founder Hopes Her New School Will Help 5-Year-Olds Pursue Their Life's Purpose". Fast Company. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ Brown, Lindsay Gellman and Eliot (2014-12-16). "WeWork: Now a $5 Billion Co-Working Startup". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Eber, Hailey (2018-11-18). "Parents swear this NYC school is a utopia". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
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