Miguel McKelvey
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Miguel McKelvey | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1974 |
| Education | University of Oregon |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder and chief culture officer, WeWork |
Miguel McKelvey (born 1974) is an American businessman, and the co-founder and former chief culture officer of WeWork.
McKelvey grew up in a "five-mother collective" in Eugene, Oregon.[1] His family started and ran a weekly newspaper called the Eugene Weekly.[2]
In a January 2020 interview with Fortune, McKelvey called himself "a wild kid" on the high school basketball court. He said that he found a sense of accountability from his coach, who was a strict disciplinarian. He said of Coach Stepp, "I didn’t grow up with my father, so I never had someone telling me to keep in line."[3]
He graduated from South Eugene High School in 1992.[4][5] McKelvey first attended Colorado College and, after seeing a sculpture he created, his professor, Carl Reed, recommended he consider architecture for graduate school.[6][7] He transferred to the University of Oregon where he earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1999.[8][9][6]
McKelvey played on the Oregon Ducks basketball team for two years.[10] However, the official record book indicates he lettered for only one year, 1997.[11]