Michael Rubin (businessman)

Michael Rubin
Rubin in 2023
Born
Michael Gary Rubin

(1972-07-21) July 21, 1972 (age 52)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationVillanova University (dropped out)
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • philanthropist
Known for
Title
Spouse
Meegan Spector
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(m. 2005; div. 2012)​
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Children3

Michael Gary Rubin (/ˈruːbɪn/, ROO-bin; born July 21, 1972) is an American businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Fanatics,[3][4] a global digital sports platform that consists of several businesses, including licensed sports merchandise, trading cards and collectibles, sports betting and iGaming, special events, and live commerce.[5][6][7] He is a board member of Rue Gilt Groupe, which includes RueLaLa.com, Gilt.com, and ShopPremiumOutlets.com.[7] He previously founded GSI Commerce in 1998, selling it to eBay in 2011 for US$2.4 billion.[8]

Rubin was a partner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team from 2011 and the New Jersey Devils hockey team from 2013 before selling his stakes in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the holding company of both, in June 2022 to focus on the expansion of Fanatics. He is the co-chair of the REFORM Alliance, a criminal justice reform organization that he launched in January 2019, together with Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Robert Kraft, and Daniel S. Loeb, among others.[9][10][11]

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  2. ^ "Case #2011-31650". courtsapp.montcopa.org. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Bobrowsky, Meghan (August 10, 2021). "WSJ News Exclusive | Fanatics Valuation Rises to $18 Billion as It Plans to Expand Sports Offerings". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Michael Rubin". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Neymar And Brazil Have The Best-Selling World Cup Jerseys In U.S." Forbes. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Burns, Mark (June 13, 2014). "World Cup 2014: Merchandise sales spike as games begin". Sporting News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Belson, Ken (September 20, 2013). "Ensuring Team Items Are Just a Click Away". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  8. ^ Colao, J.J. (November 19, 2012). "Newly-Minted Billionaire Is Spinning eBay Scraps Into Gold". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "REFORM Alliance". Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Meek Mill, Jay-Z & Sixers Co-Owner Michael Rubin Launch New Criminal Justice Reform Organization". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "With Prisoners Facing New Risks, a Nonprofit Rallies Donors—Including a Tech Billionaire". June 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.