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Visionary Homes appoints Ryan Smith as CEO starting Sept. 1, 2026
The Utah homebuilder also plans a transition for co-founder Jeff Jackson, who will shift to chairman on Jan. 1, 2027.
Visionary Homes, one of Utah’s largest privately held homebuilders, appointed Ryan Smith as chief executive officer effective Sept. 1, 2026, with co-founder and current CEO Jeff Jackson moving to chairman of the board on Jan. 1, 2027, HousingWire reported. Smith joined Visionary Homes on June 15 and will work alongside Jackson through the summer before formally taking over the CEO role in September. Jackson, who co-founded the company in 2004, will remain full-time through the end of 2026 to support the leadership handover before transitioning to chairman. The company said the change is part of a multiyear succession plan. Visionary Homes builds communities from Logan to St. George and operates in partnership with Misawa Homes America, the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Misawa Homes Co. Ltd. Visionary Homes also described Smith’s background, saying he brings more than 20 years of experience in production homebuilding and master-planned communities across the Mountain West and Southwest. Before joining Visionary, he was president and chief operating officer of Oakwood Homes, a Clayton Homes company, where Visionary said he led a four-market, $442 million homebuilder and helped grow sales and starts 41% in 2025 as those markets declined.