Dan Gilbert is Chairman and Founder of Quicken Loans Inc., which consists of Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online home mortgage lender, Rock Financial, Michigan's largest retail mortgage company, and national title insurance and escrow provider, Title Source Inc.

Dan's companies employ more than 5,000 people. Quicken Loans Inc. has been ranked a Top 15 "Best Place to Work" in America by FORTUNE magazine for the past three years and ranked the #1 place to work for technology employees in the United States by Computerworld Magazine two years in a row in 2005 and 2006. Dan founded Rock Financial in 1985 as a 22–year old first–year law student. Rock Financial grew into one of the largest independent mortgage banks in the country. In May of 1998, the company went public on the NASDAQ exchange in an IPO led by Bear Stearns, Inc. In January, 1999, the company launched its internet strategy which quickly positioned itself as the leader in online retail mortgages.

In December, 1999, software maker Intuit purchased Rock Financial and the national web operation was renamed Quicken Loans Inc. With Dan staying on as CEO, Quicken Loans quickly became the leading provider of home loans on the Internet.

In July, 2002, (2 1/2 years after the sale to Intuit), Gilbert led a small group of private investors and purchased Quicken Loans Inc., back from Intuit. The company has been 100% privately held since that time. As part of the buy back of the company, Quicken Loans Inc. retained all rights to the Quicken Loans Inc. trademarks.

Dan became majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers in March 2005. He has led a complete overhaul of the franchise by replacing the front office, coaching staff and a $50 million investment in Quicken Loans Arena renovations and the construction of a new player development center. In addition, he recently led the purchase of the Utah Grizzlies American Hockey League (AHL) franchise that will move to Cleveland and begin play in the 2007–08 season at the Quicken Loans Arena.

Dan is also a partner in the private investment group Camelot Ventures, which primarily invests in consumer–based, technology centered businesses.

Gilbert serves on the board of the Children's Tumor Foundation in New York City, the Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation and is past president of JARC, a nonprofit organization in Michigan that provides housing and services to the developmentally disabled.

He recently launched Bizdom U, a new entrepreneurial academy opening in downtown Detroit in January 2007. The two-year program will train, mentor, finance and help launch entrepreneurs and their businesses in the City of Detroit.

Rock Financial also was the lead sponsor of the new Rock Financial JA Finance Park in downtown Detroit and teaches middle and junior high school-aged children about money and how it works, saving, budgeting and investing.

Dan is a frequent guest on CNBC's business programs including "guest host" of CNBC's Morning Call. He has appeared many times on ESPN, CNN, FOX, ABC and other networks.

He was awarded the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award from Ernst and Young and has been inducted into the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame.