Josh Luber

Joshua Eliot "Josh" Luber (born February 18, 1978) is an American entrepreneur and sneaker collector who co-founded StockX, the stock market for things.[2][3] Luber worked for IBM when he founded Campless, a "sneakerhead data" company that tracked the secondary market for sneaker sales.[video 1] Campless then morphed into StockX, which is an online marketplace for high-end product resale.[4][5]

Josh Luber
Born (1978-02-18) February 18, 1978[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materEmory University
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forStockX, Campless
ChildrenOne daughter, one son

Luber is an expert on the sneaker resale market, and has applied that knowledge to the broader secondary market for luxury goods, a $6 billion global industry.[6] Originally from Philadelphia, Luber is a graduate of Emory University, from which he holds a Bachelors, and MBA, and a law degree.[2][7]

StockX was jointly founded by Dan Gilbert, Greg Schwartz, Josh Luber and Chris Kaufman in 2015, with an emphasis on the sneaker resale market.[8][9] Until mid-2019, Luber was the CEO of StockX. However, he stepped down from that role upon raising a Series C, $110 million round of venture capital funding at a $1 Billion valuation for the company.[10]

Personal life

Luber lives with his wife and one daughter and one son in Birmingham, Michigan.[11]

References
  1. "Josh Luber is part of the BoF 500". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  2. Aquino, Tara (2019-02-19). "HOW I GOT HERE :: Josh Luber of StockX". The Hundreds. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. Sundaram, Anjali (2019-06-26). "A stock exchange for sneakers is now worth $1 billion and it just hired a former eBay exec as CEO". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  4. "Josh Luber". Internet Retailer Conference + Exhibition. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. Gorsler, Fabian (2019-10-07). "After Changing the Resell Market, What is Next for StockX and Josh Luber?". Highsnobiety. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. FERNANDEZ, CHANTAL (2018-11-29). "Luxury as the Next Stock Market of Things: Josh Luber". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  7. Quinn, Kaylyssa. "StockX CEO returns to Goizueta to discuss economics, sneakers with students – EmoryBusiness.com". Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  8. Griffith, Erin. "Buy Low-Tops, Sell High-Tops: StockX Sneaker Exchange Is Worth $1.8 Billion". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  9. Anyanwu, Obi (2019-09-26). "Digital Forum: StockX's Josh Luber on Supply and Demand". WWD. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  10. Griffith, Erin (2019-06-26). "Buy Low-Tops, Sell High-Tops: StockX Sneaker Exchange Is Worth $1 Billion". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  11. Finkel, Adam (2018-09-20). "StockX Laces Up". The Jewish News. Retrieved 2019-10-08.

Video
  1. Luber, Josh, Why sneakers are a great investment, TED.com, retrieved 2019-10-08
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