Sebastian Gunningham

Sebastian Gunningham
Born	Sebastian J. Gunningham (1962-07-09) July 9, 1962 (age 62) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Stanford University
Occupation	Former Co-CEO of WeWork
Years active	1985-current
Successor	Sandeep Mathrani
Spouse	Lisa Gunningham

Sebastian J. Gunningham (born 1962) is the former co-chief executive (co-CEO), with Artie Minson, of WeWork.

Early life

Gunningham was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[citation needed] He grew up on a ranch near the town of General Villegas, 500 km west of Buenos Aires.[1][2] He left Argentina to attend University in the US and graduated from Stanford University in 1985 with a degree in Mathematical Sciences.[1][2]

Career

Gunningham worked for information technology companies including Automation Technology Products and Cimplex Corporation.[3]

Gunningham was senior vice president of Amazon Marketplace from 2007 to 2018.[4] In 2018, he joined WeWork as vice chair and chief automation officer.[4]

In September 2019, it was announced that Adam Neumann was leaving as CEO and would be replaced by Gunningham and Artie Minson as co-CEOs.[4] Gunningham and Minson were replaced by Sandeep Mathrani in February 2020.[5]

Oracle

Gunningham joined Oracle in 1988.[3][4][2] Over the next 10 years, Gunningham became an SVP at Oracle and grew the Latin America business to over $1B in revenues across more than 13 countries.[6][2] Starting in 1999, Gunningham also led the US Aerospace, Automotive and Industrial sectors for Oracle, based out of San Francisco and Miami.[7]

Apple

In 2002, Gunningham joined Apple as the VP for Enterprise.[8]

Peace Software

Gunningham became CEO of Peace Software in 2004.[9] Peace Software had customers in Europe, US, and Australia.[10] Peace Software was successfully acquired by First Data Corporation in December 2006.[11]

Amazon

In March 2007, Gunningham joined Amazon as the SVP for Marketplace[12] and a member of the executive S-Team, reporting to Jeff Bezos. Over the next 11 years, Gunningham would lead one of the fastest growing segments of the Amazon business, growing 3rd party Sellers business to over 50% of total units in 2018.[2]

WeWork

In 2018, Gunningham joined WeWork as a vice chairman.[13] In September 2019, the WeWork Board of Directors named Gunningham Co-CEO of WeWork, replacing WeWork founder and CEO Adam Neumann, to execute a plan to recover from a postponed IPO, fund the company and restructure its core operations.[14][15]

Personal life

In October 2018, his 8,250 square-foot house in Medina, Washington was listed for sale at $21 million.[16]

References

1. "WeWork new co-CEOs Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham". The Real Deal National. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
2. McBride, Sarah (25 September 2019). "WeWork Gets Two New CEOs: "This Is Artie. He's the Adult in the Room"". Bloomberg.
3. "Guest Speakers". NYU - Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
4. Morris, Meghan (24 September 2019). "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
5. Eavis, Peter (1 February 2020). "WeWork Names Veteran Real Estate Executive as New Chief". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
6. Morris, Aaron Holmes, Meghan. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
7. Baertlein, Lisa. "Oracle senior VP of sales resigns". ZDNet. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
8. Morris, Aaron Holmes, Meghan. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
9. Holmes, Aaron. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
10. Nikiel, Christine (16 April 2007). "Peace, man – life's a beach". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via PressReader.
11. McBride, Sarah (25 September 2019). "WeWork Gets Two New CEOs: "This Is Artie. He's the Adult in the Room"". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
12. Morris, Aaron Holmes, Meghan. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
13. Holmes, Aaron. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
14. Holmes, Aaron. "WeWork will replace Adam Neumann with two new CEOs. Here's everything we know about Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson". Business Insider. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
15. "Meet WeWork's new co-CEOs". The Real Deal. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
16. McNamara, Neal (24 October 2018). "Ex-Amazon Exec's $21 Million Medina Home For Sale". MSN. Retrieved 6 January 2020.