Jalen Rose burst onto the scene as a member of the University of Michigan “Fab Five,” followed by a successful 13-year NBA career. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Same Page Entertainment, a Detroit-based multi-media production company founded alongside Tom Gores, rooted in building stories that celebrate culture, champion new voices, and spark meaningful conversations that bring communities closer together. He is currently a college basketball analyst for Turner Sports and spent 18 years as a lead analyst for ABC and ESPN.
Despite all of his accolades, Rose has made his biggest contributions off the court, founding the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in 2011. The open-enrollment, tuition-free public charter high school located in Detroit now serves more than 400 students annually and over 1,000 alumni. Currently a Board Member of the National Basketball Players Association Foundation, Rose’s contributions to society through sports, philanthropy, and business have earned him numerous honors.