Michael became chairman of Dorsey Alston in 2000, while serving as the president of BMW of Macon. In 2009, Michael returned to Atlanta to join Dorsey Alston full-time as President and CEO.  He holds a broker's license with the Georgia Real Estate Commission, the North Carolina Real Estate Commission and is a member of the Atlanta Realtors Association and the Highlands-Cashiers Board of Realtors.  He also serves as an Executive Committee board member of the Buckhead Coalition, a trustee of the Woodruff Arts Center, a board member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Southern 7 Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).

Born and raised in Atlanta, Rogers graduated from The Westminster Schools before receiving his bachelor's degree with honors in economics from the University of Virginia and his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.  He lives in Buckhead with his wife, Edith, a veterinarian at Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital, and their three children.