Greg Selkoe

Selkoe was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.[5] He went to The Winchendon School, a boarding school in Winchendon, Massachusetts. Selkoe received his undergraduate degree from Rollins College[6] in Winter Park, Florida. After graduation from Rollins and before starting Karmaloop, Selkoe worked for the City of Boston for three years at the Boston Redevelopment Authority.[7]

Selkoe began Karmaloop from his parents' basement in 2000.[8] After starting Karmaloop, he continued his education at The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and completed a Masters in Public Policy in 2005.[7] Selkoe also suffers from ADHD, but cites the disorder as one of the reasons he's been successful.[9]

Karmaloop.com is the world's largest online retailers of streetwear (including footwear, apparel, accessories, housewares and more).[10][11] The company targets and sells to the "Verge Culture” demographic, a multicultural group referred to as the first generation “raised on the internet" typically between the ages of 18 and 34 years.[12]

Selkoe was interviewed and featured in articles regarding Karmaloop and Karmaloop TV including in USA Today,[13] The New York Times,[14] Business Week,[3] Entrepreneur[8] and The Boston Globe.[6] He has been interviewed on TV networks including Fox Business,[15] CNBC[16] and Bloomberg Television.[17]

Selkoe made a cameo as himself on the HBO scripted drama “How to Make it in America” in the first episode of Season 2.[18]

Selkoe was featured in a chapter of the 2007 book Outside Innovation by Patty Seabold.[19] He was a contributor to the 2010 book "Black Sheep: An unconventional look at good ol' family values" by Karyn A. Gray [20] He was featured in a chapter in the 2011 book 10 Who Mentor by Denise Korn.[21]

Selkoe sits on the board of the Kanye West Foundation,[22] contributes to and works with the Boston Public Health Commission on its youth anti-violence programs,[23] and was a spokesperson for the Vote for Change campaign during the 2008 presidential election.[24] He also filmed a public service announcement for the Vote for Change website, encouraging young people to vote for Barack Obama.[25]

Selkoe founded the Future Boston Alliance in 2011[26] – a group dedicated to improving cultural life in Boston and retaining local creative talent. He is involved with Pharrell Williams' Kidult Youth Conference,[27] has contributed a significant portion of the money toward the restoration of the Brewer Fountain on the Boston Common,[28] helped to create a partnership between the Boston Ballet and Karmaloop,[29] and sits on the board of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy[30] and the board of Youth Design, an organization that helps find paid summer design internships for inner city high school students.[31]

Selkoe is also actively involved with the Institute of Contemporary Art,[32] and UNICEF.[33]

In 2009, Selkoe was selected as one of the top 25 most influential entrepreneurs under 35 in the United States[34] and was invited to participate in a White House[35] summit for young business leaders on economic policy, new media, and youth messaging.[36]

In 2010, Selkoe signed on to be a blogger[37] with popular liberal news site, The Huffington Post,[38] where he comments on current events.

Selkoe received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the e-commerce category in New England.[39]

In 2018 Selkoe became the President of the eSports organization Faze Clan along with CEO Lee Trink.[40]

Selkoe currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and Creative Director at Karmaloop, Dina Selkoe.[41]