Laura Grannemann is the Executive Director of the Rocket Community Fund and the Gilbert Family Foundation. Together, these two organizations make up the philanthropic arm of the Rock Family of Companies. She co-founded the Rocket Community Fund in May 2016 and led the announcement, strategy, and implementation of a $500 million, 10-year commitment to building opportunities for Detroit residents.
In her role, Grannemann focuses on breaking down and rebuilding complex systems related to economic development, housing stability, and employment, including Detroit’s tax foreclosure crisis, the mortgage market in the city, and bridging the digital divide. Additionally, Grannemann oversees the Rocket Community Fund’s national investments that support housing stability at scale across the U.S., as well as the Gilbert Family Foundation’s investments in advancing scientific research to cure neurofibromatosis.
Throughout her time in philanthropy, Grannemann has founded and led projects that bring together community, public, and private partners, such as Rehabbed & Ready, Motor City Mapping, Neighbor to Neighbor, the Make it Home program, the Detroit Tax Relief Fund, Detroit Home Repair Fund, and the Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research Institute. This work has affected tens of thousands of Detroit residents, helping families to stay in their homes, become homeowners, and build opportunity.