DETROIT – Dan and Jennifer Gilbert are getting divorced after 30 years of marriage.
The couple announced the divorce in a joint statement on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025:
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“After 30 meaningful years filled with love and gratitude, we have together made the difficult decision to end our marriage. Our journey has been profoundly shaped by our love and devotion to our children – including the enduring memory of our beloved son Nick, in addition to our commitments to Detroit and Cleveland.
As our relationship evolves, our friendship and partnership remain steadfast. In this next chapter, we will continue working on our fight to eliminate neurofibromatosis and uplift the communities we both cherish.
As we move through this transition, we ask for understanding and respect for our family’s privacy."
Dan and Jennifer Gilbert
Dan Gilbert is the founder of Rocket Companies and the majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Rocket’s real estate investment firm, Bedrock, has “invested and committed billions to acquiring and developing more than 100 properties in downtown Detroit and Cleveland,” according to the company’s website.
He is also the co-founder of StockX, an online marketplace for reselling clothing and sneakers that functions like a stock market for items.
Dan and Jennifer Gilbert founded the Gilbert Family Foundation (2015) and NF Forward (2017) to fund research aimed at finding a cure for neurofibromatosis, which is a nerve disorder that causes tumors to grow anywhere in the body at any time. The couple’s son, Nick Gilbert, died at age 26 in 2023 after suffering from the nerve disorder.
In May 2019, Dan Gilbert suffered a stroke at age 57.
Jennifer Gilbert has been on the Board of Directors for Rocket Companies since 2019 and is the founder and creative director of POPHOUSE, a Detroit-based commercial design firm.