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

Neumann, the daughter of Evelyn and Bob Paltrow, grew up in Bedford, New York, and attended the Horace Mann School. Her father had a direct mail business and spent a number of years in prison for tax evasion.

She went on to study business and Buddhism at Cornell University. She later became a certified Jivamukti yoga instructor. She received her yoga instructor certification from the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. She is a first cousin of actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Neumann is of Jewish descent and practices the faith. When she started her yoga training, Rebekah went by the nickname Rebi.

Personal Life

Rebekah and American-Israeli entrepreneur Adam Neumann met in New York and married in 2008. They have six children.

Neumann has come under criticism for endorsing pseudoscientific beliefs, such as the idea that meat has emotional memory that can be passed on through consumption.