Gene Myers is the founder of Thrive Home Builders and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1992 to 2021. In late 2021, he transitioned into the Chairman & Chief Sustainability Officer role to focus solely on pushing the boundaries of green design and construction, energy efficiency and healthy production of homes. His innovative and masterful design thinking has resulted in an unprecedented 12 Grand Awards for Housing Innovation from the United States Department of Energy, making Thrive one of the nation’s best builders of energy efficient homes.