Taylor Rhodes

Taylor Rhodes is currently the CEO of Applied Systems, a leading provider of cloud-based insurance agency and brokerage management systems, serving a global customer base. Previously, Taylor served as CEO of SMS Assist from May 2017 to June 2019, a facility management software provider. Prior to SMS Assist, Taylor spent 10 years at Rackspace, one of the largest data center operators and managed cloud providers in the United States. He joined the Company as Vice President of Customer Support and, following a series of promotions, was ultimately promoted to President & CEO in 2014. Taylor also spent 5 years at Hewlett Packard and 2 years at ADP in various sales and strategy roles. Taylor also served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, leading infantry units at the platoon and company level. He holds a B.A. in English from the University of Arizona and an M.B.A. from University of North Carolina.