Profile
Dan Gilbert
Businessman + Owner + Lawyer
Male
Born
Jan 17, 1962
Age
51
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Daniel "Dan" Gilbert is an American businessman, entrepeneur, sports franchise owner, and casino owner/operator. On the business front, he best known for being the chairman and founder of Quicken Loans Inc. , the owner of Fathead, and a partner in a consortium… Read More
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GoneHuffington Post Sports - Apr 18, 2013
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Dan Gilbert’s Quest To Remake Downtown DetroitNYTimes - Apr 15, 2013
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Look: Stunning Photograph Shows Historic Detroit, Now In ColorHuffington Post - Mar 30, 2013
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1001 Woodward In Downtown Detroit Is The Latest Building Bought By Dan Gilbert And Rock VenturesThe Huffington Post - Mar 19, 2013
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Dan Gilbert.
CHILDHOOD
1962
Birth
Born on January 17, 1962.
TWENTIES
FORTIES
2002
40 Years Old
In 2002, he led a small group of private investors and purchased Quicken Loans and its affiliated national title company, Title Source, Inc., back from Intuit.
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2005
43 Years Old
Gilbert became majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers in March 2005 and undertook a complete overhaul of the front office, coaching staff, player personnel and game presentation.
2007
45 Years Old
In 2007, Gilbert bought out the dormant Utah Grizzlies American Hockey League franchise, and moved them to Cleveland renaming them the Lake Erie Monsters.
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Gilbert received national attention on July 8, 2010, when NBA basketball player and NE Ohio native LeBron James announced that he was leaving the Cavaliers for the Miami Heat on a highly criticized ESPN television special dubbed The Decision.
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2011
49 Years Old
In 2011, Gilbert purchased several buildings in downtown Detroit, including the historic Madison Theatre Building, Chase Tower and Two Detroit Center (parking garage), the Dime Building, First National Building and four smaller buildings on Woodward Avenue.
FIFTIES
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He is also the operator of the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio and chairman of Rock Gaming, which opened its first Horseshoe Casino in downtown Cleveland in May 2012.
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