About

Dean P. Simmer is Vice President of Engineering at Rocket, working with his teams to power some incredible consumer experiences in the home ownership space. A passionate senior leader, Dean is dedicated to mentoring and helping his team members and leaders grow and deliver incredible things that they are passionate about every day.

His career has had a few interesting chapters, including working in local churches and serving more coffee than he could possibly drink in a lifetime. He was on the startup team for a Catholic high school in the city of Detroit, working for nearly a decade as a teacher and information technology manager. Dean has an undergraduate degree in history and a masters degree in theology. Currently, Dean is a student in the Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence program at the University of San Diego.

He partnered with two friends to found Prideraiser.org, a platform bringing soccer supporters together to raise funds for local LGBTQ+ organizations while relentlessly cheering on their teams, and in 2024, Prideraiser campaigns reached a milestone of over one million dollars raised in communities across the US and Canada.

Dean is a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees, and stays active with his family of humans and Newfoundlands maintaining an old house in an even older neighborhood in the city of Detroit.

Love Wins.