Neri Oxman, an American-Israeli architect, is a prominent lecturer at one of the world’s most prestigious colleges, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
Known to many for her early contributions to the world of architecture, she was previously married before obtaining a divorce. Additionally, the talented figure gained attention when she was supposed to be dating a well-known Hollywood celebrity, Brad Pitt.
In light of the dating rumors, let’s have a look at Neri Oxman’s married life below!
Rumors of an MIT Professor Dating Brad Pitt
Neri Oxman was speculated to be dating Hollywood actor Brad Pitt in 2018. Neri met the actor while collaborating on an MIT architecture project, which fuelled the dating rumors. Brad, who is single following the breakup of his marriage to Angelina Jolie, was meant to have a close relationship with Neri. According to some paparazzi, the duo’s bond is more than friendship.
Additionally, actor Brad Pitt, who is 55 years old and celebrates his birthday on 18 December each year, was apparently working on his Make It Right Foundation’s projects when he grew close to Neri. In April 2018, a source addressed Neri’s dating allegations during an interview with Page Six TV. According to the source,
Although the insider denied the existence of any romance between Neri and Brad Pitt, he/she did not rule out the possibility of a relationship developing in the near future. According to the source,
Brad’s pal also corroborated the source’s assertions and said that they have never been more than friends. He/she stated, in response to the rumors of the supposed affair,
The claimed couple even posed for a photograph, which many assumed marked their six-month anniversary as a couple. According to an insider, their relationship is completely professional.
Though Neri’s dating speculations with Pitt were put on hold due to the slim to none likelihood of Brad being her next spouse, her name resurfaced in connection with another man named Bill Ackman.
Dating a Billionaire Boyfriend; Information on an Ex-Husband
As several sources have stated, Neri 43 was apparently dating billionaire Bill Ackman for seven months.
Neri was sighted in Paris in July 2018 watching a charity tennis event played by Bill. Following the conclusion of the game, Neri followed her supposed boyfriend to a party held at L’arc, where the two appeared to be at ease with one another.
Despite the reports, Neri and Bill, the founder and CEO of a finance firm called Pershing Square Capital Management, have made no formal statements about their dating gossip. Though reports suggest the duo is in love, fans may have to wait and see how the couple responds to the rumors.
To be sure, if the rumored pair does decide to marry, it will not be their first marriage, since both Neri and Bill have previously been married. Bill was Karen Ann Herskovitz’s husband, however, the two split in 2017 after 25 years of marriage. Whereas Neri, who was born in Haifa, Israel, was previously married to Grammy-winning composer Osvaldo Golijov.
Neri married her ex-husband, Osvaldo, in 2011 and had their wedding recorded in Brookline, Massachusetts, on 14 July 2011. However, the couple, who do not share children, has not divulged the date of their divorce.
Remarried, Husband Information, Child
At the start of 2019, Neri reintroduced marriage by marrying her boyfriend, William Albert Ackman. They married in a private ceremony in front of their family and friends, which was organized by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl.
The two met for the first time in September 2017 when Marty Peretz, a former Harvard University lecturer, introduced them. He is a personal friend of Neri’s and serves as a mentor and father figure to her husband, who has an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion. Given that he is the CEO of a reputable company, his financial worth is unsurprising.
Their first date occurred at a restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and, oddly, her partner William took an immediate fancy to her. He described the encounter by quoting,
Similarly, following the marriage, the couple shared an intriguing piece of news regarding Neri’s pregnancy. The couple couldn’t wait to add a new member to their growing family. And, as planned, they were anticipating their baby’s arrival in spring 2019.
Neri’s Age, Birthday, and Additional Information
Neri Oxman was born to Robert and Rivka Oxman in 1976 in Haifa, Israel. Neri’s father, Robert, was an American professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, while her mother, Rivka Oxman, worked as a researcher in digital architecture.
Neri, who has not yet revealed her birthday, spent two years at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University before moving to the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
Oxman moved to the United States in 2005, when he was 29 years old and was appointed associate professor at MIT in 2010. She has been involved in key research at MIT with her team in areas such as computational design, digital manufacturing, materials science, and synthetic biology throughout her career. Neri, who also holds a Ph.D. in Design Computation, founded the organization “Mediated Matter,” which conducts research on the relationship between design and the natural and biological environment.
Neri is also an artist, and her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, and the Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Science in Boston.
Prof. Neri and her team have won the International Earth Awards for Future-Cultural Design (2008), the Vilcek Prize in Design (2014), and the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices Award (2015).
Neri was also chosen by Shalom Life as one of the “most accomplished, bright, humorous, and handsome Jewish women in the world” in 2012. She also won the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s 2018 National Design Awards.