Daniel "Dan" Gilbert (born January 17, 1962) is the founder and CEO of Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans Inc., as well as the principal owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association and the American Hockey League Erie Monsters; and manager of Queeken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
He is also the Chairman of the Board of JACK Entertainment, which owns the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Cleveland.
Gilbert became the primary owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers in March 2005, after which he underwent a complete reshuffle, both in the management of the team and in the coaching staff and the composition of the team.
On July 8, 2010, club leader LeBron James announced that he was leaving the Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat. Gilbert posted an open letter on the team's website in which he strongly criticized James' way of making the announcement. On July 12, 2010, NBA Commissioner David Stern fined Gilbert $ 100,000 for his remarks in a letter. Although many media outlets also criticized Gilbert for his letter, many Cavaliers fans supported him and offered to pay the fine for him. Gilbert turned down these offers, inviting them to donate the money to charity.
May 6, 2021 Bloomberg estimated his fortune at $ 38,600 million
