Jonathan Neman is Co-Founder & CEO of sweetgreen, the mission driven restaurant brand that serves healthy food at scale. Jonathan and his co-founders started sweetgreen in 2007, opening their first location in Georgetown, DC, just three months out of college. Their vision is to be as ubiquitous as traditional fast-food, but far more transparent and honest.
Jonathan has been recognized as a key innovator in food and business, named to Fast Company's "50 Most Innovative Companies", Inc’s “30 Under 30”, Forbes’ “30 Under 30”, Food & Wine’s “40 Big Food Thinkers 40 and Under,” and the 2020 Nation's Restaurant News NRN Power List among other accolades. Sweetgreen was named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2019 and 2020, won the 2020 and 2021 Webby Award for Food & Drink in the category Apps, Mobile & Voice and recognized as a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek in collaboration with Best Practice Institute.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Jonathan graduated from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where he met fellow sweetgreen Co-Founders, Nathaniel Ru and Nicolas Jammet. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Leora, son Nes, and daughter Theodora.
What is Jonathan Neman's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Jonathan Neman is at least $838.77 thousand as of November 12th, 2025. Mr. Neman owns 179,800 shares of Sweetgreen stock worth more than $838,767 as of March 27th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Neman may own. Learn More about Jonathan Neman's net worth.
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Has Jonathan Neman been buying or selling shares of Sweetgreen?
Jonathan Neman has not been actively trading shares of Sweetgreen in the last ninety days. Most recently, on Wednesday, November 12th, Jonathan Neman bought 179,800 shares of Sweetgreen stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $5.56 per share, with a total value of $999,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 179,800 shares of the company's stock, valued at $999,688. Learn More on Jonathan Neman's trading history.
Who are Sweetgreen's active insiders?
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Sweetgreen?
In the last twelve months, Sweetgreen insiders bought shares 4 times. They purchased a total of 221,543 shares worth more than $1,376,497.53. In the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 3 times. They sold a total of 25,618 shares worth more than $343,880.94. The most recent insider tranaction occured on March, 5th when insider Nicolas Jammet bought 4,428 shares worth more than $25,283.88. Insiders at Sweetgreen own 19.8% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Sweetgreen. Information on this page was last updated on 3/5/2026.
