Adam Neumann
Adam Neumann | |
|---|---|
אדם נוימן | |
 Neumann in 2016 | |
| Born | Beersheba, Israel |
| Education | Israeli Naval Academy Baruch College (BA) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder, WeWork |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Avi Yehiel (brother-in-law) Adi Neumann (sister) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Israel |
Branch | Israeli Navy |
Service years | 1996–2001 |
Rank | Seren (Captain) |
Adam Neumann (Hebrew: אדם נוימן) is an Israeli and American billionaire businessman. In 2010, he co-founded WeWork with Miguel McKelvey, where he was CEO from 2010 to 2019. In 2019, he co-founded a family office dubbed 166 2nd Financial Services with his wife, Rebekah Neumann, to manage their personal wealth, investing over a billion dollars in real estate and venture startups.
Following mounting pressure from investors based on disclosures made in a public offering filing, Neumann was asked to step down as CEO of WeWork and gave up majority voting control as of September 26, 2019. Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.2 billion as of February 2024.