Sheryl PalmerChairman and Chief Executive Officer at Taylor Morrison Home CorporationKeynote
Profile
Ms. Palmer is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, a leading national homebuilder and developer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since 2007, Ms. Palmer has overseen a highly experienced leadership team in several key national homebuilding markets. With more than 35 years of cross-functional building experience, including leadership in land acquisition, sales and marketing, development and operations management, Ms. Palmer has led Taylor Morrison into the top ranks of America’s largest public homebuilders, following the company’s IPO in 2013.
Under Ms. Palmer’s leadership, Taylor Morrison has been successful in creating trustworthy relationships with both internal and external customers, as evidenced by the Company holding the title of America’s Most Trusted® Home Builder for 10 consecutive years by Lifestory Research and recognized by Forbes as one of the Most Trusted and Best Companies in America in 2025. The Company also made Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies list in 2024 and was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Company to Work For.
With Ms. Palmer’s dedication to community, Taylor Morrison has made a profound impact across the country through its involvement with “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and by building places of sanctuary for patients undergoing treatment at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Ms. Palmer’s passions extend beyond homebuilding and enter the many realms of leadership, supporting veterans and solving for homelessness. In fact, she was named Builder’s Hearthstone Humanitarian in 2021 and served as the Chairman of the National Board of Directors of HomeAid America from 2019 to 2021. Currently, she serves as Chairman of the Building Talent Foundation, an organization that partners with homebuilders to address the vast trade labor shortage. With a strong commitment to building energy-efficient homes in our industry, Ms. Palmer currently serves on the Carlisle Companies’ Board of Directors. Previously, Ms. Palmer served as a member of the board of directors of Offerpad Solutions Inc., a leading publicly traded tech-enabled platform for buying and selling residential real estate, and as a member of the board of directors of Interface, Inc., a leading publicly traded global manufacturer of modular carpet. Additionally, she serves as an Executive Committee Member of the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) Policy Advisory Board at Harvard University.
