Dee Ross, at 24 years of age, became the Founder and CEO of The Ross Foundation. Dee is an Indianapolis native born and raised on the city's Far Eastside. Growing up as a kid, Mr. Ross was able to see how the community lacked youth programs, resources, opportunities, and community involvement. Due to this, the rise in crime, drug usage, and poverty has taken a toll on the community. Now being older and a respectful leader of the community, he has decided to start his own foundation in 2014. The vision of The Ross Foundation is to end poverty. In 2018, Dee, was selected nationally to the Community Justice Reform Coalition Speakers Bureau, which is an unique intergenerational leadership development for millennial thought leaders and formerly incarcerated organizers working at the intersection of gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform. In 2020, Dee Ross co-founded the Ross Legacy Fund, a family philanthropy that funds Black-led social change organizations and social justice projects. He currently serves on the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition, which supports advocacy and education related to housing and homelessness prevention in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year he was elected to the Indiana Housing Task Force to work with Governor Holcomb to address the Housing Crisis. Ross has made appearances on MTV’s “True Life“ and Facebook Show “Returning the Favor” as an activist making a true difference in the Midwest. Dee has been recognized locally and nationally for his accomplishments in his community, receiving prestigious leadership awards from BET, Faith in Action, the Indiana Governor, Indianapolis Mayor, and local stakeholders.