Rebekah Neumann

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Rebekah Neumann
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Neumann in 2019
Born
Rebekah Victoria Paltrow

(1978-02-26) February 26, 1978 (age 43)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materCornell University
Title
  • Former CEO of WeGrow
Spouse(s)Adam Neumann
Children5

Rebekah Victoria Neumann (née Paltrow; born February 26, 1978) is an American businesswoman. Until September 22, 2019, she served as chief brand and impact officer at WeWork, a company founded by her husband, Adam Neumann, and oversaw its education program WeGrow.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education[]

Neumann, the daughter of Evelyn and Bob Paltrow, grew up in Bedford, New York and attended the Horace Mann School.[5] She went on to study business and Buddhism at Cornell University, and became a certified yoga instructor.[6][7] She is a cousin of actress Gwyneth Paltrow.[8] Neumann is of Jewish descent and practices the faith.[9]

Career[]

After graduating from college, Neumann entered Salomon Smith Barney's Sales and Trading Program.[10] In the early 2010s, she acted and produced some short films using the screen name Rebekah Keith.

In 2010, her husband, Adam Neumann, and Miguel McKelvey co-founded WeWork.[11] She founded WeGrow, a private school in Chelsea, in 2017.[12][13]

In September 2019, after an attempt to take the company public revealed deepening financial issues, it was announced that Rebekah Neumann would step down as CEO of WeGrow and relinquish her role in The We Company.[14]

In October 2019, it was announced that the WeGrow school would close at the end of the academic year.[15]

Personal life[]

Rebekah and Israeli entrepreneur Adam Neumann met in New York.[1] They have five children.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "How Gwyneth Paltrow's Cousin Co-Founded WeWork". Observer. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  2. ^ ""A Mess Any Way You Look at It": 5 of the Weirdest Things in the WeWork IPO Filing". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  3. ^ "Meet Rebekah Paltrow Neumann, WeWork co-founder". South China Morning Post. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  4. ^ "See inside WeWork's first elementary school in NYC designed by Bjarke Ingels". 6sqft. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  5. ^ Tkacik, Moe. "Her Search For Enlightenment Fueled WeWork's Collapse". www.bustle.com. Bustle. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ^ Wiedeman, Reeves (2019-06-10). "How Did WeWork's Adam Neumann Build a $47 Billion Company?". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  7. ^ https://theorg.com/org/wegrow/org-chart/rebekah-neumann
  8. ^ Rogers, Taylor Nicole. "Meet Rebekah Paltrow Neumann, the former actress who cofounded WeWork, is cousins with Gwyneth Paltrow, and is CEO Adam Neumann's 'strategic thought partner'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  9. ^ https://www.businessinsider.in/WeWork-may-try-to-wrap-its-roadshow-and-price-its-IPO-before-the-Jewish-New-Year-on-September-29/articleshow/71086337.cms
  10. ^ "Rebekah Neumann Fast Company". FastCompany.
  11. ^ Kessler, Sarah (2016-03-14). "Adam Neumann's $16 Billion Neo-Utopian Play To Turn WeWork Into WeWorld". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Davis, Michelle F.; Bloomberg, Writer (September 24, 2019). "WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Stepping Down". Fortune. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  15. ^ Klein, Rebecca (October 11, 2019). "WeWork Is Closing Its Private School In New York City After This Year". HuffPost. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Adam Neumann, the salesman-guru out to prove that We works". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-08-12.


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