Meet Gordon Rosen, President

Gordon Rosen, President

Meet Gordon Rosen, president of the Young Professionals Board. As president, Gordon oversees board member responsibilities, runs monthly meetings and ensures they are productive, communicates and shares information with the senior board, and much more.

Gordon’s heart is purple for his grandmother, Sylvia, whom he only had the pleasure of knowing for the first two years of his life. Gordon has come to learn that she lived life to its fullest and was absolutely adored by her family and friends. “I try to live each day of my life just as my grandma did,” he said. 

His heart is also purple for his girlfriend and co-board member Heather’s father, David Rosenberg. Gordon feels fortunate to have known David before he passed away, although it was for only 10 months. “Heather and David’s relationship took ‘daddy’s girl’ to a whole new level. They adored each other and were the rock in each other’s lives. While he is no longer physically in our presence, his legacy lives on through his little girl each and every day,” Gordon said.

Now, for some fun facts about Gordon…

His favorite quote is “live everyday like it’s your last.”

Gordon is an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Longhorns fan.

Out of the thousands of restaurants in Chicago, Gordon finds himself at Butterfly Sushi more than anywhere else.

“I am inspired by each of you in my life who gives me the motivation to leave this world a better place than it was the day I was born,” Gordon said when asked what inspires him. 

As a child, Gordon wanted to be a doctor when he grew up.
 
Warm weather vacations are his favorite winter activity. 

Kind is the one word that describes Gordon best.

Gordon is an office technology consultant and currently lives in the Greek Town neighborhood in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and originally hails from Chesterfield, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis.