Gilbert, Dan

Education: J.D., Wayne State University; bachelor’s degree, Michigan State University

Favorite Quote: “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

Most Important Leadership Quality: Listening. Listen more than you talk.

If I Could Have Any Other Job: Late night talk show host, taking over for Jimmy Fallon or Jimmy Kimmel

Hobby/Passion: Reading — especially about quantum physics. You fall down that rabbit hole at 1 a.m. and suddenly it is 3 a.m. and you are explaining time dilation to your dog.

Where I Will Be In 10 Years: Sitting courtside looking at a lineup of Cavaliers championship banners, enjoying the new Cleveland riverfront with my family and watching a city and a team we bet big on rise to everything we believed it could be.

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