Rocco Basile Biography

Rocco Basile at the Joe DiMaggio Committee Gala

Rocco Basile graduated from Brooklyn, New York-based Xaverian High School, then received a degree in Accounting from New York University (1990) and attended graduate courses at St. John's University for Finance. He currently works in his family's business, The Basile Builders, and is married with two daughters. An inspiring example of someone who had a rough start in life, Rocco Basile has paid his dues and earned the respect of many.

For the last decade, Rocco has been spending more and more time with his favorite charities. In this capacity, Mr. Basile sits on the Board of Directors of the Children of the City and the Joe DiMaggio Committee for Xaverian High School in New York City.

Rocco Basile firmly believes that by educating our youth and serving as a role model for them he can not only live his life as something to be proud of, but he can give today's youth a better chance at the right kind of success to strive for.

As he says, "Ive been down the wrong road and I feel my education allowed me to understand the adverse effects it had on my life and the life of others. My education allowed me to be sympathic to the needs of others and helped me understand how that can change a world. "Be the change you want to see in the World" Gandhi said."

"My education has allowed me to be able to read hundreds of spiritual books from every culture and religion. This has inspired me to do my best to be a positive change and it has given me the intuition to see how that positive change has worked its way back into my life. I want this website to inspire others to understand the importance of educating our youth so it will break the cycle of poverty, crime and drugs. Educating our youth is the foundation for prosperity"

One of the many ways Rocco Basile gives back to the community is by speaking in public about the benefits of education on poverty and crime. While there are many studies around on this subject, there are two that Mr. Basile uses extensively as they dramatically detail the benefits of education on society. The first, from the Virginia Education Association, discusses how education is prized as an essential right in a democracy, the second is from Head Start which discusses how education reduces crime and improves achievement.