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Speedy deletion nomination of Gregory Raifman

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A tag has been placed on Gregory Raifman requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Gregory Raifman

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Braifman
Raifman in 2008
Born (1959-07-01) July 1, 1959 (age 65)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationPresident of Rubicon Project
Years active2013–present
PartnerSusan Raifman

Greg Raifman is a entrepreneur that has started companies in the world of advertising and cycling. He currently works for Rubicon Project as their president. [1]

Early Life

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Greg grew up in Bethesda, Maryland where he attended high school at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. He then got his bachelors in History and Econ at Michigan University. Greg graduated college in 1977 and went straight to Law School at Georgetown University. [2]

Career

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Mediaplex

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Greg started Mediaplex in 1998 with John Edwards. Mediaplex was an online advertising company that went public in 2000. Mediaplex's stock surged to over 100 dollars making Greg worth more than a billion dollars. [2] It was later sold to ValueClick in 2002.

Momentum Sports Group LLC

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Gregory Raifman started Momentum Sports Group LLC with Thierry Attias in 2003.[3] They have co-owned the US number one pro cycling team since 2004. The team is now called United Healthcare Pro Cycling team. [4]

Dragon Media Online

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After selling Mediaplex and taking 2 years off, Greg started Dragon Media Online (DMO). [3] DMO bought the url careers.org and relaunched the site in 2010 making careers.org a leading site in career advancement. [5]

Rubicon Project

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Greg started working for Rubicon Project at the beginning of 2013 and the company has since gone public. Rubicon leads the automation of digital advertisements. He is currently the president of the company Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).[6]

Personal Life

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Greg is married to Susan Raifman. They raised a family in Piedmont California with two kids, Josh(22) and Ben(19). Josh currently attends Swarthmore College outside of Philadelphia. Ben currently attends Middlebury College in Vermont. Greg and Susan recently moved down to Southern California closer to the Rubicon Project's headquarters.

References

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  1. ^ "Rubicon Project Names Greg Raifman President and Todd Tappin COO/CFO". Businesswire. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b Serwer, Andy. "15 Minutes Of Obscene Wealth My high school buddy Greg was an Internet CEO billionaire. Then he wasn't". Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "About". United Healthcare Pro Cycling Team. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ Prior, Ginny. "Greg Raifman Six Questions". Oakland Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. ^ "careers.org". careers.org. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Leadership". Rubicon Project. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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July 2014

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Deletion discussion about Gregory Raifman

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Hello, Braifman,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Gregory Raifman should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gregory Raifman .

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

Thanks, scope_creep 00:15, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

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