Michael Rubin

About

Business executive who is the Chief Executive Officer of the e-commerce company Kynetic, which he founded in 2011. He is also the Executive Chairman of their sub-businesses Fanatics, Rue La La and ShopRunner. He had an ownership position in the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Devils up until 2022.

Before Fame

He opened a formal ski shop at the age of 14 from the money he made from his bar mitzvah. The shop expanded to five storefronts by the time he attended Villanova University. He went on to found the athletic equipment company KPR Sports. 

Trivia

He was included in the Forbes 400: The Richest People in America list as well as the Forbes: The World's Billionaires list. In 2010, he was featured as a guest on the CBS television series Undercover Boss. 

Family Life

He was born and raised in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. His mother and father allowed him to start his first business, a ski-tuning shop, in their basement when he was 12. He began dating CNN news anchor Nicole Lapin in 2011. He is in a relationship with Camille Fishel, with whom he has two children.

Associated With

He was a member of the investment group that bought the Philadelphia 76ers, along with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.  He had a deep friendship with Robert Kraft, the pair has attended many sporting events together.  In 2022 he hosted a huge summer party in the Hamptons which was attended by Charli D'Amelio, Dixie D'Amelio, Joel Embiid, Drake, and many other mainstream stars.  He threw the same party in 2023 which was included by top tier celebs including Tom Brady and Jay-Z.