Biography

Elaine K. Rubin has been a director since April 2021. Since January 2010, Ms. Rubin has been the founder and president of Digital Prophets Network, LLC, a consulting, advisory and placement firm with a network of digital commerce experts that supports the growth of retail and direct-to-consumer businesses. Since January 2024, Ms. Rubin has served as a strategic advisor to Cordial Experience, Inc., a marketing platform designed to power data-driven, high conversion messages at scale. From November 2023, Ms. Rubin has served as a board member for Women and Climate Inc., a non-profit organization.  From October 2013 to November 2023, she has also served as an advisor to Hint, Inc., which produces fruit-infused water. Prior to that, Ms. Rubin held leadership positions at 1800flowers.com, iVillage.com and amazon.com. She previously served on the boards of Smart & Final Stores, Inc. and Blue Nile, Inc., both of which were formerly publicly traded companies. Ms. Rubin co-founded shop.org in February 1996 and served as its elected chair of the board of directors from February 1996 to October 2007 and served on the board of the National Retail Federation, Inc. from 2001 until 2010.