Michael G. Rubin
Encyclopedia
Michael G. Rubin is the founder and CEO of Kynetic, which owns Rue LA LA, Fanatics and Shoprunner. The company was recently valued at $1 billion
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At 38, Rubin sold his company GSI Commerce
to eBay
for $2.4 billion
.
Rubin played a role in the CBS television show Undercover Boss
. He has been mentioned in The New York Times, and People Magazine. Forbes named him one of 2011’s “20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under.”
In October 2011, Rubin, along with a "lengthy list of others", bought a minority share in the Philadelphia 76ers
.
Billion
Billion may refer to: In numbers:*Long and short scales**1,000,000,000 , one thousand million, 109, in the short scale**1,000,000,000,000 , one million million, 1012, in the long scaleIn other usage:...
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Life and career
Rubin opened opened a ski-tuning shop in his parents’ basement when he was 13.At 38, Rubin sold his company GSI Commerce
GSI Commerce
GSI Commerce is an eBay company specializing in creating, developing and running online shopping sites for brick and mortar brands and retailers....
to eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
for $2.4 billion
Billion
Billion may refer to: In numbers:*Long and short scales**1,000,000,000 , one thousand million, 109, in the short scale**1,000,000,000,000 , one million million, 1012, in the long scaleIn other usage:...
.
Rubin played a role in the CBS television show Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss
Undercover Boss is a television franchise series that has been released in multiple countries, originating in 2009 on the British Channel 4...
. He has been mentioned in The New York Times, and People Magazine. Forbes named him one of 2011’s “20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under.”
In October 2011, Rubin, along with a "lengthy list of others", bought a minority share in the Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
.