Michael D. Ratner is CEO of Fanatics Studios, a transformative joint venture by Fanatics and OBB Media, the award-winning next-gen entertainment studio, creating the premier global studio for sports entertainment. In addition to this role, he is the Founder & CEO of OBB Media, driving pop culture through innovative storytelling across film, television, digital, branded content, live experiences, ventures, and more.

Michael is also the Co-Founder of rhode skin and has guided the company since its formation alongside Hailey Bieber. In his dual role as Co-Executive Chairman, Ratner has run the Board of Directors from inception through its acquisition, most recently spearheading the $1 billion exit to e.l.f. Beauty.

Since founding OBB in 2016, Michael has led the company through explosive growth, building a bicoastal, vertically integrated content studio known for both its award-winning entertainment and its unique ability to launch and grow brands through storytelling. His directing and producing work has received a Grammy nomination for Justin Bieber: Our World; amassed more than 2 billion views with Kevin Hart’s Cold as Balls; gone #1 globally and driven legislative reform with Demi Lovato’s Child Star documentary (Hulu); and won Peabody and Emmy awards with Mountain Queen (Netflix). Michael is also behind the critically acclaimed and chart-topping Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas special (Netflix), Spotify’s Billions Club series starring the biggest artists in the world, and Kids Are Growing Up: A Story about a Kid Named LAROI (Amazon), and more. He is also co-directing and executive producing the upcoming Kevin Durant Doc Series (Netflix).