| Website | rossrubin.com |
| Blog | rossrubin.com/out... |
| @rossrubin | |
| Birthplace | Flushing, NY |
| Birthdate | 10/3/67 |
| Cornell University, Bachelor of Science | 1989 |
| Industrial and Labor Relations |
The NPD Group
Ross Rubin is executive director of industry analysis for consumer technology at The NPD Group, a market research firm well-known for tracking sales of electronics, PCs, cell phones and other consumer gadgets. Prior to joining NPD, Rubin was vice president and chief research fellow at Jupiter Research, where he founded the firm’s first technology research practice covering Net-connected devices as well as the evolution of broadband and wireless data. Rubin also created the firm’s research report structural guidelines.
Rubin has been a frequent speaker at many industry events, including CES, CTIA and IFA. He has written the Switched On column for Engadget since 2004, and also maintains columns at ABCNews.com and CNET. Since 2006, he has maintained his own blog at http://rossrubin.com/outofthebox/