Founder Profile
Miguel McKelvey
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Background
Miguel McKelvey held a profoundly rigorous, highly aesthetic background in advanced commercial architecture, complex spatial optimization, and mass-scale interior design. Having successfully graduated from the University of Oregon and operating as a fiercely capable architect in New York who possessed deep expertise in rapid, low-cost commercial build-outs, this incredibly intense foundation provided the exact creative leverage required to successfully co-found the massive WeWork enterprise.
Founding Story
Miguel McKelvey is an absolutely brilliant American architect, fiercely skilled spatial designer, and the profoundly influential co-founder fundamentally responsible for the incredibly iconic interior design and physical architecture of the massive WeWork global footprint. Operating as a highly talented architect alongside Adam Neumann in 2010, McKelvey aggressively spearheaded the highly complex interior engineering required to seamlessly maximize the density of office workers while maintaining a highly premium, community-oriented aesthetic. By relentlessly designing incredibly vibrant communal spaces, glass-walled offices, and highly standardized global build-outs, his absolutely rigorous creative execution completely defined the brand's massive viral appeal. His massive architectural legacy permanently secured his status as a core titan of modern commercial design.