亚当·诺伊曼是以色列裔美国前亿万富翁。2010年，他与米格尔·麦凯维（Miguel McKelvey）及其配偶丽贝卡·纽曼（Rebekah Neumann）共同创立了WeWork。根据S-1文件中披露的信息，投资者施加了越来越大的压力，诺依曼辞去了WeWork首席执行官的职务，并于9月份放弃了多数投票权控制权。
When I moved to New York City from Israel, I came here with the idea to get a great job, have tons of fun, and make a lot of money. Growing up in Israel, I watched a lot of American TV, and I thought it's what the 'cool' people did, and I wanted the same thing.
当我从以色列搬到纽约时，我来到这里的想法是找一份好工作，享受很多乐趣并赚很多钱。 在以色列长大，我看了很多美国电视，我认为那是“很酷”的人所做的，而且我想要同样的事情。
When I started at Baruch in January 2002, I was almost 23 years old. I'd previously spent five years as an officer the Israeli Navy. I did what I thought you were supposed to do at that age - a little studying and a lot of trying to have fun.
当我2002年1月在巴鲁克（Baruch）开始工作时，我已经快23岁了。 我以前在以色列海军当过五年军官。 我做了我以为您应该在那个年龄做的事-一点点学习，很多尝试去找乐子。