Key facts
- Blitzer co-founded marketing automation company Pardot in 2007 and later held senior roles at Salesforce.
- Rocket said AI voice agents handle 65% of inbound servicing calls and AI completes credit pulls on nearly 20% of direct-to-consumer volume.
- Rocket reported net income of $709 million for the quarter ending September 30, versus a $124 million net loss a year earlier.
- Rocket closed $43.6 billion in mortgage originations in the third quarter, down from $49.1 billion in the second quarter of 2026.
- Blitzer receives a $75,000 annual cash retainer and restricted stock units with an initial grant value of $215,000, per SEC filings.
Rocket Companies said on November 12, 2026, that Adam Blitzer, chief operating officer of Datadog, joined its board as an independent director. He replaces Bill Emerson, who left the position on November 6 to focus on his role on the board of a nonprofit that will redevelop, own and operate Detroit's Renaissance Center and the surrounding east riverfront district. Emerson retired as president of Rocket Companies in August 2025.
Rocket, the parent of Rocket Mortgage and recent acquirer of Redfin and Mr. Cooper Group, said the appointment is part of its effort to embed artificial intelligence across the homeownership lifecycle. "AI will rewrite how Americans buy and own homes. We're not waiting around to see how," CEO Varun Krishna said in a statement. "Adam built a company from scratch, scaled global software businesses, and now helps lead Datadog at the center of the AI economy."
Blitzer co-founded marketing automation company Pardot in 2007 and helped grow it through acquisitions by ExactTarget and later Salesforce, where he held senior leadership roles including executive vice president and general manager of digital. He now serves as COO of Datadog, a cloud monitoring and security company.
According to Rocket, AI voice agents handle 65% of inbound servicing calls, and AI completes credit pulls before a client speaks to a loan officer on nearly 20% of its direct-to-consumer volume. The company said it is applying AI across a platform that includes 30 petabytes of data.
Rocket reported net income of $709 million for the three months ending September 30, compared with a net loss of $124 million a year earlier. It closed $43.6 billion in mortgage originations in the third quarter, down from $49.1 billion in the second quarter of 2026.
As an independent board member, Blitzer will receive an annual cash retainer of $75,000, prorated for partial years, and a grant of restricted stock units with an initial grant value of $215,000, vesting after one year, according to SEC filings.