Arthur Rubinfeld

{{Short description|American businessman}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Arthur Irwin Rubinfeld | image = | caption = | birth_place = [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | birth_name = Arthur Irwin Rubinfeld | occupation = Founder of [[AIRVISION]] | alma_mater = [[University of Colorado]] }} '''Arthur Rubinfeld''' is a former [[Starbucks Coffee]] Chief Creative Officer and President of Global Innovation and [[Starbucks Reserve]], and is the founder of Airvision. He has been recognized by ''[[Business Week]]'' as one of the top "Candidates for the Corner Office" in their "CEOs of Tomorrow.".<ref>{{cite web|title=CEOs of Tomorrow: Candidates for the Corner Office |url=http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110622/ceos-of-tomorrow/slides/17 |work=Bloomberg Businessweek |accessdate=24 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707023400/http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110622/ceos-of-tomorrow/slides/17 |archivedate=July 7, 2011 }}</ref>

==Biography== Rubinfeld holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design and a Master of Architecture from the [[University of Colorado]]. He completed the executive program in finance and accounting from the [[University of Washington]].{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

===Starbucks===

As an executive he helped build the Seattle-based [[Starbucks Coffee]]. Most recently he was President, Starbucks Coffee - Innovation, Chief Creative Officer and Operational Lead of Starbucks Reserve Roasteries. Rubinfeld joined in 1992 and expanded the company worldwide until his departure in 2002. During that time, recognized as one of Starbucks' most important development periods, Rubinfeld was Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Store Development.<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Biographies |url=http://news.starbucks.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=151 |work=Starbucks |publisher=Starbucks Corporation |accessdate=September 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817195729/http://news.starbucks.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=151 |archivedate=August 17, 2011 }}</ref> In January 2000, he was named Executive Vice President of the Starbucks Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arthur Rubinfeld: Executive Profile & Biography|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=194338&ticker=SBUX:US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721231302/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=194338&ticker=SBUX:US|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2012|work=Starbucks|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|accessdate=27 September 2011}}</ref>

===Airvision=== Rubinfeld founded Airvision, an advisory firm that focuses on retail positioning and brand development, in 2002. Airvision "ideates, creates and executes growth strategies for multiple retail channel development. This includes retail stores, web and catalogue in industries ranging from all categories of retail, restaurant/food service, financial services, and manufacturing."<ref>{{cite web|title=Airvision - What We Do|url=http://www.airvision.net/whatwedo.htm|work=Airvision|publisher=Airvision|accessdate=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907045552/http://www.airvision.net/whatwedo.htm|archive-date=7 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Publications== In 2005, [[Prentice Hall]]/[[Wharton School Publishing]] published Rubinfeld's book with [[Collins Hemingway]] titled ''Built for Growth - Expanding Your Business Around the Corner or Across the Globe.'' Published in six languages, the book focuses on his knowledge of effectively developing and expanding businesses.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

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