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He founded GSI Commerce in 1998, selling it to eBay in 2011 for US$2.4 billion.","summary_more":["In 2011, Rubin became a partner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team and the New Jersey Devils hockey team. In June 2022, Rubin sold his stakes in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the holding company of both, 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. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Michael Rubin 2023.jpg — Alex Subers, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Michael Rubin\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/michael-rubin. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T11:28:20Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/michael-rubin","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/michael-rubin","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/michael-rubin?lang=ne"}}