In 1992, Rose co-founded Transcender Corp.,[2] a provider of online information technology certification products that was sold in October 2000 for $60 million.[3] Rose owns and is the president of Boson Software, LLC, which trains IT professionals.[4]
Rose served as commissioner of agriculture for Tennessee in 2002.[5] He owns a family farm in rural Temperance Hall, west of Cookeville.[6]