Management Team

Thomas Norton is Senior Vice President, Human Resources for KB Home. In this role, he has oversight of all human resources functions, including compensation, benefits, succession planning, employee development and organizational effectiveness.

Prior to joining KB Home, Norton served as SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer for BJ's Restaurants, Inc., a national restaurant company with over 10,000 employees and more than 80 locations. At BJRI, Norton was responsible for recruiting and succession planning, talent development, performance management, team member relations, compensation and benefits.

Previously, Norton spent more than 14 years with American Golf Corporation, long one of the largest and most diverse golf course and country club operations companies in the world. Norton served AGC from 2000-2006 as top HR executive (Senior Vice President of Human Resources) and held a variety of roles prior, including Director of Recruiting and Training, Regional Manager and General Manager.

Norton has served in numerous leadership capacities for charity and non-profit groups including the American Golf Foundation, the National Minority Golf Foundation, the American Heart Association and local community organizations.

Norton earned a Bachelor of Business Administration cum laude in Human Resource Management from the University of Notre Dame and graduated with an MBA with honors from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.