Miguel McKelvey – Billionaire

Miguel McKelvey is the other half of WeWork, the nearly $17 billion communal work space company, cofounded in 2010 with CEO Adam Neumann. Raised in a five-mother commune in Eugene, Ore., McKelvey now serves as Chief Creative Officer, directing construction, architecture and web design for the business that has raised more than $1 billion from investors like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, and Benchmark Capital. WeWork, which now rents out offices in over 30 cities around the world, touts perks like arcade rooms and on-site beer kegs, and also provides computing services and access to health insurance.

Miguel McKelvey has altered the architecture of how we work – now he wants to redefine how we live. Even with the global success of his multi-billion dollar venture WeWork (90 co-working spaces in 29 cities around the world), Miguel’s ultimate goal hasn’t changed: to empower people to live better lives. With his latest project, WeLive, he takes his ideals literally and reinvents communal living with creative co-living spaces (a world away from the multi-parent Oregon commune he grew up in). A multidisciplinary designer who directs all architecture and construction activities, Miguel is also well-versed in entrepreneurship: before launching WeWork with CEO Adam Neumann, he was involved in the early-stage development of several companies including his first business, web portal English, Baby!, as well as Green Desk office space, the Seven Planet store chain and Generation Design Studio.

Source:

1. forbes

2. c2montreal