Welcome! edit

Hello, Braifman, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Gregory Raifman, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Teahouse, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!  Dewritech (talk) 18:30, 26 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Gregory Raifman edit

 

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

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.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. Dewritech (talk) 18:30, 26 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

Gregory Raifman edit

Braifman
 
Raifman in 2008
Born (1959-07-01) July 1, 1959 (age 64)
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 edit

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 edit

Mediaplex edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.

Image without license edit

Unspecified source/license for File:Greg raifman.png edit

 

Thanks for uploading File:Greg raifman.png. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. Even if you created the image yourself, you still need to release it so Wikipedia can use it. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you made this image yourself, you can use copyright tags like {{PD-self}} (to release all rights), {{self|CC-by-sa-3.0|GFDL}} (to require that you be credited), or any tag here - just go to the image, click edit, and add one of those. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by MifterBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. --MifterBot (TalkContribsOwner) 00:45, 1 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

July 2014 edit

  Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from Gregory Raifman. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. --Finngall talk 22:10, 16 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

Deletion discussion about Gregory Raifman edit

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)