Haverford School graduates hear words of advice from Dollar Shave Club CEO
HAVERFORD » Michael Dubin, ’97, founder and CEO Dollar Shave Club, addressed the Class of 2017 during The Haverford School’s 133rd commencement ceremony in the School’s Field House, on Friday, June 9. The 108 members of the Class of 2017 are:
Rajat Aiyer, Kyle Alexander H. Alday, Aditya Bhise, John Cater Biddle, Taj A. Bland, Joseph Carl Block, Stephen Matthew Boerner, Michael Benjamin Boston, Garrett Michelangelo Bowser, Maximilian Colt Brooks, John Gallagher Brown, David Chadik Bunn, Christopher Peter Callegari, Anthony E. Calvelli, Samuel Welch Claytor, Caleb Hume Clothier, Henry Daniel Cordisco, Francis Paul D’Angelo, Christopher John Delaney, Shea Victor Dennis, Solomon Esaias Dorsey, Tyler Andrew Dunbar, Karl Stephen Eckert, Edward Joseph Fitzgerald IV, Dex Christian Frederick, Edmund F. Garno IV, Malik Malachi Geathers, William Ryan Glaser, Francis Innes Gowen II, Daniel Scott Grobman, Evan James Haas, Frederick Philip Hammer III, Ross Vincent Harryhill, Zakee Semaj Hawkins, Daniel Ryan Heffernan, Parker Lewis Henderer, Christopher Enrique Hervada, David Jay Hogarth, Jared William Holeman, William James Holmes, Cameron Ali Hoorfar, Aaron Dwayne Hudson Jr., Lawrence David Hunter, Bryan Gregory Hyland, Ryan Anthony Jacob, Duncan Mathews Joyce, Alexander John Karlson, Mohid Ahmed Khan, Christopher Francis Kober, David Connor Lees, Andrew Reeves Lengel, R. Scott Leyden, Jeffrey Li, Nicholas Richard Magnani, Dean H.P. Manko, Davis John Martinelli, José Ramón Martínez, Naren Mathawan, Tucker Joseph Matus, Philip Charles McCutcheon, William Price McDevitt, Jack Ryan McKnight, Vincent Joseph McNamara, Jack Leland Molitor, Christopher Edward Morrison, Ismail Hameed Morrison, Conner William Mosebrook, Stephen Walter Mostek, David Christian Brown Myers, David Ryan Niedzwicki, John Joseph Nostrant, Grayson Thomas Nunnelee, Joseph Patrick O’Brien, Kirk Richard Oliver, William Jackson Pechet, Charles Landis Rahr, Daniel Joseph Resnick, Joshua Collin Ridenhour, John Patrick Roarty, Francis Davis Rosato, Cyrus Andrew Rostami, George Roman Rubin, William Baltis Russell, John Charles Ryan, Robert Joseph Samuels, Henry Paul Scarlato, Evan James Scott, Remington Ward Smith, Peter Raymond Solomon, William Scudder Sommer, Richard Michael Souders III, Thomas R. Toal, William Ryden Towle, Michael Jake Tricolli, Joel Craig Trucksess, Mallik M. Twyman, Aidan Austin Veno, Carnel Robert Walker, Clark C. Wanglee, Harper Russell Weigle, Devin E. Weikert, Andrew David Weiss, Ethan S. Weiss, Jacob Lyndon Brian Wertheimer, Christopher Sung Childe Williams, Connor Calvert Williams, William Wu, and Victor Scott Zelov Jr.
Michael Dubin, founder and CEO of Dollar Shave Club (DSC), is a creative entrepreneur, executive, and trailblazing brand-builder with a unique style and an engaging voice that resonates with male consumers. Under his leadership, DSC boasts millions of members and was acquired by Unilever in July 2016, making it the top exit in Los Angeles and one of the largest deals in e-commerce history.
Dubin began his career as an NBC page, followed by an editorial stint at MSNBC news. He then transitioned into digital marketing, developing custom content for brand advertisers including Gatorade and EA and on behalf of properties such as Time Inc. and SI.com. Prior to DSC, Dubin worked in the video seeding space, creating and driving engagement to branded content made by the likes of LG, Ford, Capital One, Taco Bell and other major brands.
Dubin is passionate about content, comedy and entertainment, having studied improv and sketch for over eight years at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. He has a Bachelor of Arts in history from Emory University and lives happily in Venice, California.