Cornell Tech@Bloomberg: Featuring Miguel McKelvey, Co-founder and Chief Culture Officer of WeWork

Bloomberg, Cornell Tech, and Tech:NYC invite you to join us for the latest installment of the CornellTech@Bloomberg series, featuring Miguel McKelvey, Co-founder and Chief Culture Officer of WeWork.

The recent rise of shared workspaces represents a new paradigm in the workplace and the future of work, which favors flexibility, connectivity and collaboration among budding entrepreneurs and multinational corporations alike. An early trailblazer of this global trend, WeWork and its Co-founder and Chief Culture Officer Miguel McKelvey are shaping this shift in the way we work and, ultimately, live. As demand for shared workspaces continues to flourish, WeWork, already one of the world’s most valuable unicorn startups, continues to grow and expand at an astounding rate.

Yet, while the world we live in is becoming increasingly connected through technological advances and collaborative work environments, McKelvey believes people have never been more disconnected. As a result, McKelvey has recently taken on the role of Chief Culture Officer at WeWork, where he has shifted his focus from the architecture and design of the company’s spaces to strengthening and scaling the company’s organizational culture in the face of rapid growth and global expansion. For many rapidly growing organizations, such as WeWork, the challenge is how to grow and scale at a rapid rate, while also maintaining the culture, community, and principles on which the company was founded – and for which its members and employees seek it out.

McKelvey will be joined onstage by Bloomberg’s own Scarlet Fu to discuss his new role as WeWork’s Chief Culture Officer, WeWork’s plans for the future, as well as his entrepreneurial journey.

Bloomberg L.P. Headquarters
731 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
5:30 PM: Cocktail Reception begins
6:00 PM: Doors close, conversation starts
6:45 PM: Audience Q&A with Cornell Tech students
7:00 PM: Networking and hors d'oeuvres to follow

**PLEASE NOTE: Seating is limited and registered attendees will be seated on a first come, first served basis. No walk-ins allowed**

Miguel McKelvey
Co-Founder & Chief Culture Officer, WeWork

Miguel McKelvey is the Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer of WeWork, a platform for creators that helps people make a life, not just a living. Miguel oversees diverse initiatives across the company, ensuring that WeWork’s foundational values are infused into all aspects of the company's culture, products and operations.

Miguel and co-founder Adam Neumann started WeWork in 2010 in New York City. Before WeWork, Miguel and Adam started Green Desk, a turnkey eco-friendly work space solution based in Brooklyn. Previously, Miguel worked on the international rollout of American Apparel’s retail stores.

Miguel began his entrepreneurial career by co-founding the company English, baby! – an English as a second language learning platform and social network – that is still thriving today.

Originally from Oregon, Miguel earned his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of Oregon, where he also played basketball.

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About CornellTech@Bloomberg

CornellTech@Bloomberg is a series that convenes leading figures in global technology for monthly, onstage conversations to produce new insights and raise compelling questions. Hosted at Bloomberg’s worldwide headquarters in Manhattan, the series is a collaboration between Cornell Tech and Bloomberg that brings together Bloomberg employees and members of the Cornell Tech community with members of New York’s greater technology community to hear from entrepreneurs, investors, and thinkers.

About Tech:NYC

Tech:NYC is a nonprofit member organization that represents New York City’s technology sector. Leveraging the power of its network of member companies, it supports not only its community, but also New York City as the world’s capital of culture and innovation. Tech:NYC speaks as the voice of technology in NYC and advocates for the policies that underscore a regulatory environment that supports the growth of technology companies and technology talent in NYC; promote inclusive technology education policies; and create access for all New Yorkers to connectivity, technology tools, and training. More info is available at technyc.org.

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