$

Our Leadership

Filter by company: 
  •  

    Varun Krishna
    Chief Executive Officer
    Rocket Companies all
    Rocket Mortgage all

    rocketcompanies rocketmortgage
  •  

    Bill Emerson
    President and Chief Operating Officer
    Rocket Companies all

    rocketcompanies rockholdings
  •  

    Tina V. John
    General Counsel & Secretary
    Rocket Companiesall

    rocketcompanies
  •  

    Brian Brown
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    Rocket Companies all

    rocketcompanies
  •  

    KimArie Yowell
    Chief Diversity Officer
    Rocket Companiesall

    rocketcompanies
  •  

    Jonathan Mildenhall
    Chief Marketing Officer
    Rocket Companies all

    rocketcompanies
  •  

    Tim Birkmeier
    President
    Rocket Mortgage all

    rocketmortgage
  •  

    Bill Banfield
    Chief Business Officer
    Rocket Companies all

    rocketcompanies
  •  

    Heather Lovier
    Chief Client Experience Officer
    Rocket Mortgageall

    rocketmortgage
  •  

    LaQuanda Sain
    Executive Vice President, Servicing
    Rocket Mortgage all

    rocketmortgage
  •  

    Austin Niemiec
    Chief Revenue Officer
    Rocket Mortgage all

    rocketmortgage
  •  

    Brian Woodring
    Chief Information Officer
    Rocket Mortgage all

    rocketmortgage
  •  

    Casey Hurbis
    Chief Marketing Officer
    Rocket Mortgage all

    rocketmortgage
  •  

    Aaron Emerson
    Chief Communications Officer
    Rocket Central all

    rocketcentral
  •  

    Jim Livingston
    Chief People Officer
    Rocket Central all

    rocketcentral
  •  

    Mike Malloy
    Chief Amazement Officer
    Rocket Central all

    rocketcentral
  •  

    Mike Fawaz
    Executive Vice President
    Rocket Pro TPO all

    rocketprotpo
  •  

    Doug Seabolt
    Chief Executive Officer
    Rocket Homesall

    rockethomes
  •  

    Haroon Mokhtarzada
    Chief Executive Officer
    Rocket Moneyall

    rocketmoney
  •  

    Yahya Mokhtarzada
    Chief Revenue Officer
    Rocket Money all

    rocketmoney
  •  

    Hash Aboulhosn
    President
    Rocket Mortgage Canada all

    canada
  •  

    Nicole Beattie
    Chief Executive Officer
    Amrock all

    amrock
  •  

    Carter Zimmerman
    President
    Lendesk all

    lendesk
Varun Krishna
Varun Krishna
Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Companies and Rocket Mortgage
Bill Emerson
Bill Emerson
President and Chief Operating Officer, Rocket Companies
Tina John
Tina John
General Counsel & Secretary
Brian Brown
Brian Brown
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
KimArie Yowell
KimArie Yowell
Chief Diversity Officer
Jonathan Mildenhall
Jonathan Mildenhall
Chief Marketing Officer
Tim Birkmeier
Tim Birkmeier
President, Rocket Mortgage
Bill Banfield
Bill Banfield
Chief Business Officer, Rocket Companies
Heather Lovier
Heather Lovier
Chief Operating Officer, Rocket Companies
LaQuanda Sain
LaQuanda Sain
Executive Vice President of Servicing, Rocket Mortgage
Brian Woodring
Brian Woodring
Chief Information Officer, Rocket Mortgage
Austin Niemiec
Austin Niemiec
Chief Revenue Officer, Rocket Mortgage
Casey Hurbis
Casey Hurbis
Chief Marketing Officer, Rocket Mortgage
Aaron Emerson
Aaron Emerson
Chief Communications Officer | Rocket Central
Jim Livingston
Jim Livingston
Chief People Officer, Rocket Central
Mike Malloy
Mike Malloy
Chief Amazement Officer, Rocket Central
Mike Fawaz
Mike Fawaz
Executive Vice President, Rocket Pro TPO
Doug Seabolt
Doug Seabolt
Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Homes
Haroon Mokhtarzada
Haroon Mokhtarzada
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Rocket Money
Yahya Mokhtarzada
Yahya Mokhtarzada
Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder, Rocket Money
Hash Aboulhosn
Hash Aboulhosn
President and Co-Founder, Rocket Mortgage in Canada
Nicole Beattie
Nicole Beattie
Chief Executive Officer, Amrock
Carter Zimmerman
Carter Zimmerman
President, Lendesk Technologies ULC
Varun Krishna

Varun Krishna

Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Companies and Rocket Mortgage

Varun Krishna is the Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Companies and Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Mortgage.

In his role as CEO of Rocket Companies, Varun oversees strategy for the business and how its brands and products work together as an ecosystem. Additionally, as CEO of Rocket Mortgage, he is responsible for the vision and day-to-day operations of the nation’s largest and most innovative retail mortgage company.

Varun is passionate about building tools that help consumers make their financial lives easier. He joins Rocket with more than 20 years of experience in product development, technology and leadership.

Prior to being named CEO of Rocket Companies, Varun was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Intuit’s Consumer Group where he led the company’s suite of consumer and financial products and services, including TurboTax, in the U.S. and Canada. Before his time at Intuit, Varun held executive positions at PayPal, Groupon and BetterWorks after spending his early career at Microsoft overseeing a variety of product lines and features.

Varun earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada. He and his family reside in metro Detroit.

Bill Emerson

Bill Emerson

President and Chief Operating Officer, Rocket Companies

Bill Emerson is President and Chief Operating Officer of Rocket Companies. Since August 2020, he has also served as Vice Chairman of Bedrock. In this role, he is responsible for leadership, growth and development of culture. From 2002 to 2017, Bill was Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Mortgage, the Company’s flagship business, a position he held for 15 years. Bill is a member of the Board of Directors of Xenith, Inc., a football helmet company dedicated to advancing safety through innovation and education; the United Way of Southeast Michigan; Detroit Economic Club; Detroit Sports Organizing Committee; Housing Policy Council; Mortgage Bankers Association; National Football Foundation; Rocket Giving Fund; The Parade Company; the Detroit Children’s Fund and the Skillman Foundation. Bill earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Penn State University.

Bill’s extensive leadership roles in our key businesses for many years gives him a unique understanding of our business, culture and history through many economic cycles, which is particularly critical given recent executive transitions and the current macroeconomic challenges. His senior leadership experience also will provide our Board with valuable perspective in significant areas of oversight such as long-term strategy, budgeting, risk management, human capital management and succession planning.

Tina John

Tina John

General Counsel & Secretary

Tina V. John is General Counsel and Secretary and has held these positions since October 2022. In these roles, Tina is responsible for the Company’s legal and compliance functions with a focus on securities and corporate governance matters. Previously, she served as our Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since September 2020. Before joining Rocket, Tina served as Senior Legal Counsel and then as Director, Assistant Corporate Secretary of a publicly-traded Ohio-based American lifestyle retailer from 2014 to September 2020. Tina began her legal career in private practice in 2007, beginning at Shearman & Sterling LLP and then at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Barnard College, Columbia University, and a J.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Brian Brown

Brian Brown

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Brian Brown is our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Brian has held these positions since November 2022. In these positions, Brian is responsible for the accounting, finance, treasury, tax, investor relations and procurement functions, while also overseeing the internal audit work. Brian previously served as our Chief Accounting Officer since our initial public offering in August 2020. In his role as Chief Accounting Officer, Brian led our accounting, finance, treasury and procurement functions. He also serves as the Treasurer of Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Brian previously held a number of roles at Rocket Mortgage, LLC from 2014 to 2020, including Senior Vice President of Accounting and Finance. Prior to joining the Rocket Mortgage, LLC, Brian spent eight years as a senior manager at Ernst & Young serving financial services and mortgage banking clients. Brian earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Wayne State University.

KimArie Yowell

KimArie Yowell

Chief Diversity Officer

KimArie Yowell is Chief Diversity Officer of Rocket Companies and Chief Learning Officer of Rocket Central – the centralized hub for the Rocket Companies FinTech platform.

In these roles, she is responsible for team member development programs along with the diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies for the businesses that are part of Rocket Companies. This includes the learning and development initiatives, post-secondary education programs, career development, diversity and inclusion programming and organizational effectiveness.

KimArie has more than 25 years of experience in client service, sales and corporate education. She has an intense passion for team member growth and helping organizations thrive. She also firmly believes that one’s ability to create a dynamic and high performing team rests on their ability to be inclusive.

Rocket was in the top 10 on Forbes magazine’s list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2022. The company has also ranked #1 on Essence magazine’s 10 Best Workplaces for African Americans and has been included on Fortune magazine’s list of Best Workplaces for Diversity since the list’s inception in 2015.

KimArie has received several awards and accolades, including being named one of Michigan Chronicle’s Women of Excellence (2020), Savoy Magazine’s “Most Influential Women in Corporate America” (2019) and “40 Under 40” by the Michigan Chronicle for her exceptional achievements and community service (2018). In addition to her roles at Rocket Companies, she serves on Siena Heights University’s Board of Trustees.

KimArie earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Wayne State University. She also earned a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training, a Master of Business Administration, Master of Management and Administrative Sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas. Most recently, she completed her Doctorate in Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jonathan Mildenhall

Jonathan Mildenhall

Chief Marketing Officer

Jonathan Mildenhall, a British-American, is the first-ever Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Rocket Companies. He is responsible for creating a unified and compelling voice for all businesses under the Rocket Companies umbrella, with all marketing and communications teams for the Rocket brands reporting directly to him.

Mildenhall brings more than 30 years of experience building and promoting large, brand-focused companies. He co-founded TwentyFirstCenturyBrand in 2018, which has helped some of the world’s most influential companies scale their impact including Pinterest, LinkedIn, Zalando, PepsiCo, NextDoor and Walmart.

Prior to founding his own firm, Mildenhall served as the first CMO of Airbnb, where he led the company’s brand message through a period of unprecedented growth. Through the production of Airbnb’s first Super Bowl commercial and many innovative creative campaigns, he and his team made the brand a household name while the short-term rental company expanded from 400,000 homes on the platform to more than 4.5 million residences in 191 countries in just three-and-a-half years.

Before his time at Airbnb, Mildenhall led Coca-Cola’s marketing as Vice President of global advertising strategy and content excellence. He and his team created the company’s global marketing campaign “Open Happiness,” which led to the brand’s most profitable growth period in 20 years. During his time leading Coke’s marketing, Coke was named the Creative Marketer of the Year at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Mildenhall serves as a board member of GoFundMe, Fanatics and Sonos. He has been included on Forbes’ list of the World’s most influential CMOs, Business Insider’s list of the most innovative CMOs and been a recipient of Adweek’s Brand Genius award.

Tim Birkmeier

Tim Birkmeier

President, Rocket Mortgage

Tim Birkmeier is the President of Rocket Mortgage. In this role, he is responsible for all teams and initiatives that create top-line revenue – with a focus on mortgage banking.

He also oversees Rocket Mortgage’s Business Development and Business-to-Business sales teams. Tim’s core focus in this role is creating and nurturing strategic partnerships with other companies that lead their respective industries and align culturally with Rocket Mortgage. These partnerships help more people unlock financial freedom and achieve the American dream of homeownership through Rocket Mortgage’s innovative technology.

Tim joined Rock Financial – the company that would later become Rocket Mortgage – in 1996 and quickly became one of the company’s top mortgage professionals. Since that time, he has held many leadership positions, helping grow the company from a regional, branch-based company to a national online mortgage lender, then becoming America’s largest mortgage lender.

In addition to his work with Rocket Mortgage, Tim helps oversee the growth of Rock Connections and Rocket Mortgage Canada – two other businesses from the Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) portfolio.

Tim earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from Wayne State University. He and his family reside in metro Detroit.

Bill Banfield

Bill Banfield

Chief Business Officer, Rocket Companies

Bill Banfield is the Chief Business Officer of Rocket Companies. In this role, Bill is responsible for overseeing critical business areas including Capital Markets, Mortgage Servicing and Government Affairs.

Under Bill’s leadership, Rocket navigates the ever-evolving financial landscape, safeguarding the company’s interests while fostering growth. Bill’s team is responsible for creating innovative mortgage offerings that help more Americans responsibly achieve homeownership through low down payment options and special purpose credit programs. Rocket’s Capital Markets team also manages company’s interest rate risk – including loan pricing and securitization activity – while working closely with investors and the secondary market.

Rocket Mortgage’s Servicing Team manages a portfolio exceeding $500 billion for 2.5 million clients. The team ensures that each of these clients receives the same award-winning service they expect from Rocket, from the day their loan closes until the final payment is made.

The Government Affairs Team ensures Rocket Companies’ partners in government understand the current state of the mortgage market and how homeownership can be more accessible.

Bill joined Rocket Mortgage in 1999, holding many leadership roles in Capital Markets over the last 25 years. Before Rocket, Bill served at MCA Mortgage and Lambrecht Mortgage Company. He earned an undergraduate degree in Finance from Western Michigan University.

Bill serves on the Mortgage Bankers Association Board of Directors and is a sought-after commentator on mortgage and personal finance topics. He is frequently quoted by prestigious national media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Reuters and many more.

Heather Lovier

Heather Lovier

Chief Operating Officer, Rocket Companies

Heather Lovier is the Chief Operating Officer of Rocket Companies. In this capacity, Heather oversees the entire homeownership experience within the organization, with a focus on leveraging artificial intelligence to transform the journey. She leads the strategy for Rocket Mortgage’s Banking and Client Experience Operations teams, ensuring seamless integration with Rocket Mortgage’s sister company, Amrock.

Heather joined Rocket Mortgage in April 2003 as a loan analyst in Operations before transitioning to the Mousetrap team, where she focused on enhancing visibility and prioritization. Following this, Heather assumed leadership of the Business Development team as Vice President, tasked with cultivating and fortifying relationships with key business partners to optimize the mortgage platform and meet client needs. Under her guidance, the Business Development team experienced substantial growth. Heather then pivoted to lead the Client Experience Team, where her focus remained steadfast on fostering unparalleled client satisfaction and elevating the overall client journey.

Before her tenure at Rocket Mortgage, Heather built her leadership skills for eight years at an automotive supplier, where she led a customer service team. Heather’s journey has been defined by her unwavering commitment to cultivating leadership rooted in genuine care, accountability, transparent visibility and unwavering support. These principles, anchored in leading from the heart, have been her compass in steering teams toward both personal growth and collective achievements.

Beyond her professional endeavors, she is deeply committed to community involvement. Heather has served on the Board of Directors at Gleaners Community Food Bank and volunteered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation as a Wish Coordinator. She also supports Operation Good Cheer, contributing to the well-being of hundreds of children in foster care throughout Michigan.

LaQuanda Sain

LaQuanda Sain

Executive Vice President of Servicing, Rocket Mortgage

LaQuanda Sain is the Executive Vice President of Servicing at Rocket Mortgage, the nation’s largest mortgage lender. In this role, LaQuanda leads the company’s mortgage servicing business with a team of dedicated professionals located in Detroit and Phoenix. Rocket Mortgage currently has more than 2.5 million servicing clients, offering them industry-leading technology and award-winning client service.

Rocket Mortgage was ranked highest in the nation for client satisfaction among mortgage servicers by J.D. Power for eight consecutive years, 2014 through 2021.

LaQuanda joined Rocket Mortgage in 2013 as an Investor Reporting Analyst with 11 years of industry experience. She has held several leadership roles with the company including her most recent, Executive Vice President of Retention. In this role, LaQuanda led teams focused on proactively communicating with existing clients to ensure that they are in the best mortgage option available for their unique situation.

LaQuanda has bachelor’s degrees from Wayne State and Davenport University as well as a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State.

Brian Woodring

Brian Woodring

Chief Information Officer, Rocket Mortgage

Brian Woodring is the Chief Information Officer of Rocket Mortgage. In this role, he leads the company’s award-winning Technology team, and is responsible for strategy and the delivery for our digital products, technology platforms and data intelligence. Brian is focused on delivering digital experiences that drive innovation in the consumer lending industry and building the most scalable lending platform in the world.

He joined Rocket Mortgage in 2017 as the company’s Chief Technology Officer, leading the Product Engineering team. Brian and his team redesigned Rocket Mortgage’s engineering practices, advanced the company’s leadership in digital lending and implemented platforms that reimagined the way that Rocket Mortgage team members communicate with their clients.

Brian has more than 20 years of experience working as an engineer and technology leader, most prominently at Black Knight, Inc. where he oversaw Servicing and Default Technology, and led the development of solutions such as VALERI, LoanSphere and Fusion.

He resides in the Detroit area with his wife and four children.

Austin Niemiec

Austin Niemiec

Chief Revenue Officer, Rocket Mortgage

Austin Niemiec is the Chief Revenue Officer of Rocket Mortgage. In this role, he has an overall vision of, and leads the strategy for, the company’s home lending.

Previously, Austin led Rocket Pro TPO – the division of Rocket Mortgage that works exclusively with mortgage brokers, correspondent lenders, community banks and credit unions. Under his leadership, Rocket Pro TPO grew to be the largest lender serving these groups.

Austin joined Rocket in 2009 as a mortgage banker, where he grew to understand the varied needs of homeowners through his work with thousands of clients.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business, Management and Marketing from Hillside College, where he was also a member of the football team. Austin resides in the Detroit area.

Casey Hurbis

Casey Hurbis

Chief Marketing Officer, Rocket Mortgage

Casey Hurbis is the Chief Marketing Officer at Rocket Mortgage, the flagship brand within the Rocket Companies portfolio. He oversees all marketing initiatives for the company’s in-house agency while driving new, innovative strategies to captivate the audience of the nation’s largest and most trusted mortgage lender.

Under Casey’s leadership, Rocket Mortgage has earned two consecutive #1 rankings atop the highly coveted USA Today Ad Meter, the leading ranking platform for Super Bowl commercials. In 2022 the company achieved the honor for an advertisement featuring Barbie and actress Anna Kendrick promoting the benefit of finding and financing a home through Rocket Homes and Rocket Mortgage. In 2021, the company took home both the #1 and #2 spots on Ad Meter for two humorous ads featuring Tracy Morgan.

Casey’s team led the creation and promotion of the Rocket Mortgage Classic – the first PGA TOUR event held in the city of Detroit. In 2019, the inaugural tournament was the most-awarded event on the TOUR, winning three “Best Of” awards, including the “Fair Way Award” for its diversity and inclusion initiatives. In 2020, the tournament shifted its focus and dedicated the bulk of its fundraising to bridging the digital divide in Detroit – the least connected major city in America. As of 2023, the Rocket Mortgage Classic has helped increase connectivity in Detroit – with the number of digitally included households rising to 70%, up from 40% when the initiative began in 2020.

Along with Rocket Mortgage, Casey assists the marketing efforts for other successful businesses in Rocket Companies, including Rocket Pro TPO and Rocket Homes – helping to elevate these brands in their respective industries. His leadership helped Rocket Mortgage earn its place in Ad Age’s Best Places to Work in 2021 list.

Casey joined the company in 2017 after 24 years in automotive marketing – most recently leading advertising and communications for FIAT, where he helped successfully reintroduce the FIAT brand to American car buyers.

Equally important to his brand-building efforts is Casey’s work with local and national nonprofits. Three that are particularly close to his heart are the Special Olympics, the Salvation Army and Bethany Christian Adoption Services. In addition to his community efforts, Casey serves on the Board of Directors for Adcraft Detroit and the Detroit Sports Commission.

Casey is a graduate of Michigan State University, where he can be found cheering on his Spartans every fall.

Aaron Emerson

Aaron Emerson

Chief Communications Officer | Rocket Central

Aaron Emerson is Chief Communications Officer for Rocket Central, serving Rocket Companies and its brands.

In this role, he oversees all public relations and internal communications for a variety of technology, personal finance and consumer service companies, including Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes, Rocket Loans, Rocket Auto, Rock Connections, Rocket Money, Amrock, Lendesk and Rocket Mortgage Canada. Aaron also oversees public relations and communications for the companies related through ROCK – the Gilbert Family Office.

Aaron joined Quicken Loans in 2006 as a public relations manager and has since held numerous leadership positions on the communications team. During his tenure, Aaron has played a key role in the company’s growth from the nation’s 18th largest lender when he joined the team, to the nation’s largest mortgage lender.

Aaron has led the communications for several major events for Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Companies, including the company’s move to downtown Detroit; the Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket, which was held in conjunction with Warren Buffett; the national launch of Rocket Mortgage – the first fully digital mortgage experience – and Rocket Companies’ IPO in 2020.

Prior to supporting Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Companies, Aaron served as Senior Associate with Burson-Marsteller, a global public relations firm, where he represented Sony Electronics, IKEA, Lincoln-Mercury, State Farm Insurance and other large consumer brands.

Aaron earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Eastern Michigan University and resides in the Detroit area with his wife and two children.

Jim Livingston

Jim Livingston

Chief People Officer, Rocket Central

Jim Livingston is the Chief People Officer at Rocket Central, a professional services company which serves Rocket Companies as well as various Rock Family of Companies. In this role, Jim leads “The Pulse,” or what other companies call Human Relations. This includes Talent Acquisition, Compensation, People Operations, Talent Strategy & Solutions, People Experience & Support, and People Systems & Platforms teams. Before taking this role, Jim served as Quicken Loans’ Vice President of Talent Acquisition, leading a team that was responsible for the full cycle of recruiting and hiring of team members for over 50 organizations.

Jim has been with the Rock Family of Companies since 2002, where he started as a Mortgage Banker and later went on to leading a Mortgage Banking sales region as a Regional Vice President.

His favorite two ISMs personally and professionally are ‘Simplicity is Genius’ and ‘Do the Right Thing’. Jim received his bachelor’s degree in Financial Management from Hillsdale College. He lives in Metro Detroit with his wife and three children.

Mike Malloy

Mike Malloy

Chief Amazement Officer, Rocket Central

Mike Malloy is the Chief Amazement Officer of Rocket Central, the centralized hub for the Rocket Companies fintech platform, serving technology, personal finance and consumer service brands including Rocket Mortgage – America’s largest mortgage lender.

In his role as Chief Amazement Officer, Mike leads The Pulse (what other companies call human resources), Team Member Learning and Development, Team Member Workspace and Environment, Rocket Central Legal, Government Affairs, Enterprise Risk Management, Information Security, and Rocket Central Technology. These combined teams work together to drive and protect the entire business.

Prior to his role in Rocket Central, Mike led Rocket Mortgage’s J.D. Power award-winning Mortgage Servicing Team. The team assists the 2.6 million clients who make their monthly mortgage payments to Rocket Mortgage. The Servicing Team is relentlessly focused on driving an amazing experience though industry-leading client service and technology.

Earlier in his career, Mike held various positions at Bank of America, including Mortgage Policy and Counterparty Relations Executive and General Counsel for Bank of America Home Loans. At the outset of his career, Mike was an attorney and partner in the law firm Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, where he specialized in commercial litigation.

Mike has served as the Chairman of the Residential Board of Governors of The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), was a member of the MBA Board of Directors, and was Vice Chairman of The Financial Services Roundtable’s Housing Policy Council. Currently, Mike serves as a Board Director for Centers for Leadership Excellence (CLE), which serves to increase ethnic diversity throughout the real estate industry. He is also a member of the North Carolina State Bar and was recognized as a member of North Carolina’s “Legal Elite.”

Mike received his bachelor’s degree from Davidson College, and his Juris Doctor, with honors, from the Washington & Lee School of Law.

Mike Fawaz

Mike Fawaz

Executive Vice President, Rocket Pro TPO

Mike Fawaz is the Executive Vice President of Rocket Pro TPO. He oversees a team based out of Detroit and Charlotte who provide the highest level of service to thousands of partner brokers, correspondent lenders, regional banks and credit unions across the country. Rocket Pro TPO partners provide incredible service to their clients, while tapping into the expertise, technology and award-winning process from Rocket Mortgage.

Before his current position, Fawaz served as Senior Vice President of Sales for Rocket Pro TPO. In that role, he led all the Account Executives working with Rocket’s broker partners. Fawaz also formed personal relationships with thousands of Rocket’s mortgage broker partners, meeting with them to ensure their needs are met. Fawaz joined Rocket in 2011 as a mortgage banker, where he grew to understand the housing market through his work with many homeowners and buyers.

Fawaz started his college education in Liberia and completed his bachelor’s degree after immigrating to the United States. He and his family reside in the Detroit area.

Doug Seabolt

Doug Seabolt

Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Homes

Doug Seabolt is the Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Homes – a FinTech real estate company focused on simplifying the home buying and selling experience for consumers through the use of innovative technology, an online home search portal and its network of thousands of real estate agents. Doug is also CEO of ForSaleByOwner.com, the nation’s oldest and largest platform dedicated to serving the needs of homeowners who choose to sell their home without an agent. He is responsible for the vision, strategy, growth and day-to-day operations of both companies.

Having spent his entire career in the mortgage and housing industries, Doug has developed a deep knowledge of the real estate process and how it can be improved to help home buyers and sellers. Prior to joining Rocket Companies, Doug was the CEO of his own privately held mortgage bank for 15 years before he successfully sold the business to one of the top 10 largest, publicly traded mortgage originators in the country. He joined Rocket Companies in 2008, then became the President and CEO of Rocket Homes in 2011.

Doug spent several years on the Board for the Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association, becoming its President in 2000, while simultaneously serving on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Mortgage Brokers. More recently, real estate news outlet RIS Media named Doug one of its “Real Estate Newsmakers” in both 2019 and 2020, and was included in the debut class of Inman’s Power Players in 2023

Doug earned his bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University. Today, he and his family reside in the metro Detroit area.

Haroon Mokhtarzada

Haroon Mokhtarzada

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Rocket Money

Haroon Mokhtarzada is the CEO and co-founder of Rocket Money (formerly known as Truebill) – a leading personal finance app with over 3.4 million members.

Prior to Rocket Money, Haroon was the founder and CEO of Webs.com, a popular website creation platform that grew to 50 million users before being acquired by Vistaprint where Haroon led digital product strategy.

Haroon has a passion for technology startups, innovation, global change, and elegant problem solving. He has personally invested in over 100 technology startups including early-stage investments in Instacart, Carta, Relativity Space, PlutoTV, and more.

Haroon is a 2021 Henry Crown Fellow and has participated on several boards including the American Express Open Digital Advisory Board and the United Nations Global Entrepreneurs Council.

Haroon is a Harvard Law grad and resides in Silver Spring, Maryland. In his spare time, Haroon enjoys spending time with his family and improvising on his piano.

Yahya Mokhtarzada

Yahya Mokhtarzada

Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder, Rocket Money

Yahya Mokhtarzada is the Chief Revenue Officer and co-founder of Rocket Money (formerly known as Truebill) – a leading personal finance app with over 3.4 million members.

Before co-founding Rocket Money, Yahya served as Vice President of Business Development at Nanigans where he helped grow the company from less than $1 million to over $20 million in run rate.

Yahya, whom you may recognize from Rocket Money’s television commercials, is a passionate startup and growth advisor who enjoys helping early-stage startups determine go-to market strategy, find product/market fit, and scale businesses for success.

Yahya graduated from the University of Maryland and resides in Silver Spring,

Hash Aboulhosn

Hash Aboulhosn

President and Co-Founder, Rocket Mortgage in Canada

Hash Aboulhosn is President and Co-Founder of Rocket Mortgage in Canada. In this role, he oversees the strategy and vision for Canada’s premiere fintech mortgage broker.

Hash began his career in investment banking with RBC Capital Markets. From there, he moved into venture capital where he was first exposed to technology and startups. Upon entering the mortgage industry in 2014, he co-founded and led a private mortgage lender called Neighbourhood Holdings which spun out of Conconi Growth Partners, a family investment office, after which he took on the role of CFO at Lendesk Technologies.

In 2019, Hash combined his experience in technology, startups and mortgage to co-found Rocket Mortgage in Canada, previously known as Edison Financial. Since then, he has passionately pursued innovation to create an unmatched digital mortgage experience for Canadian homebuyers – revolutionizing the industry and simplifying a historically complex transaction.  

Hash earned his degree from the University of British Columbia. Outside of work, Hash can be found skiing, hiking, cycling or running.

Nicole Beattie

Nicole Beattie

Chief Executive Officer, Amrock

Nicole Beattie is Chief Executive Officer of Amrock, one of the nation’s largest title insurance, property valuations and settlement services provider – and a part of Rocket Companies. In this role, she oversees the day-to-day operations of the business – focusing on strategic planning and working directly with the company’s senior leaders who manage Sales, Legal, Finance, Technology, Appraisal and Title & Settlement Services.

During her time as CEO, Nicole has accelerated Amrock’s position as an industry leader in e-closing and remote online notarization. Through an incredible web and mobile experience, homeowners across America can close their mortgage transaction securely and conveniently in any location at any time. Additionally, Amrock has remained steadfast in its commitment to transforming the client experience by introducing a centralized platform that provides visibility into their entire journey, enabling team members to assist clients in a one call resolution methodology – a first of its kind for the organization.

Nicole has been with Rocket Companies since 2004. She began her career as a loan officer at Rocket Mortgage. She then transitioned to the Operations Team and held several leadership roles in closing and underwriting.

Before taking on her current role at Amrock, Nicole led Rocket Mortgage’s Servicing Team for more than four years. Throughout that time, her leadership helped deliver homeowners a best-in-class experience, which is made possible through innovative technology and caring, expert team members. Rocket Mortgage was ranked America’s top mortgage servicer for client satisfaction by J.D. Power every year Nicole led the Servicing Team.

Outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two children and three rescue dogs.

Carter Zimmerman

Carter Zimmerman

President, Lendesk Technologies ULC

Carter Zimmerman is President of Lendesk Technologies ULC. He oversees the day-to-day at Lendesk with a focus on strategic planning and leadership development. Previously, Carter founded Finmo Financial Technologies to digitize the Canadian mortgage experience and remained on the team after it was acquired by Lendesk to complete the vision.

Carter earned his bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric (the art of persuasion) from Georgia College and State University.

Carter resides in Denver Colorado with his wife and dog. When Carter isn’t working, he enjoys concerts at Red Rocks with friends, playing golf, and snowboarding.