WeWork CEO owns some buildings WeWork leases, raising conflict of interest concerns

WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is reportedly making money on properties he owns and leases back to the co-working giant.

The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources on Wednesday who said that Neumann, an Israeli-born entrepreneur, has made millions of dollars by leasing multiple properties he owns a stake in back to WeWork.

This raises conflict of interest questions that could affect WeWork if it does an IPO, since most public corporations bar their CEOs from such arrangements.

New York-based WeWork…