Michael Rubin (businessman)
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Michael Gary Rubin (born July 21, 1972) is an American businessman and philanthropist. 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 also 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 $2.4 billion.[8]
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Born | Michael Gary Rubin (1972-07-21) July 21, 1972 (age 51) |
Education | Villanova University (dropped out) |
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Meegan Spector
(m. 2005; div. 2012) |
Children | 3 |
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 also 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]