Daniel Gilbert

{ "bio": [ "Dan Gilbert cofounded what would become Rocket Mortgage, the second-largest mortgage lender in the U.S., in 1985 at 22 years old.", "Gilbert took the firm public as Rocket Companies in August 2020. Rocket originated $101 billion in mortgages in 2024.", "He owns the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.", "He and his companies have committed more than $7 billion to acquiring and restoring more than 100 properties in downtown Detroit and Cleveland.", "Gilbert also cofounded online sneaker sale platform StockX, which became a unicorn in June 2019." ], "about": [ "Gilbert started his mortgage lender, then named Rock Financial, with $5,000 earned from selling pizzas in college.", "Gilbert sold Rock Financial to Intuit for $532 million in 1999. He bought the firm, then renamed Quicken Loans, back 3 years later for $64 million." ] }