In Los Angeles, some of the brightest stars are nowhere near the red carpet – they’re CEOs. In today’s highly complex 24/7 business environment, the job of a CEO is more challenging than ever. No matter the industry, top executives are being asked to navigate through increasing competition, get ahead of rapidly advancing technology, and create a culture that delivers results.
The list below highlights CEOs in Los Angeles that received the highest ratings from employees on Comparably.
Best CEOs in Los Angeles (Top 25 in Alphabetical Order)
1. Miles Beckett, Silversheet (Los Angeles)
2. Robert Blatt, MomentFeed (Santa Monica)
3. Brady Brim-DeForest, Citrusbyte (Encino)
4. Howard Brown, RingDNA (Los Angeles)
5. Mark Clemens, Golden Hippo Media (Los Angeles)
6. Joe Furnari, HyreCar (Los Angeles)
7. Cooper Harris, Klickly (Santa Monica)
8. Ian Jackson, Enshored (Long Beach)
9. Brewster Johnson, PeerStreet (El Segundo)
10. Sean Kelly, SnackNation (Santa Monica)
11. Noah Kerner, Acorns (Irvine)
12. Matthias Kurwig, Enervee (Venice)
13. Ryan Malone, SmartBug Media (Newport Beach)
14. Adam Miller, Cornerstone OnDemand (Santa Monica)
15. Michael Morhaime, Blizzard Entertainment (Irvine)
16. Elon Musk, SpaceX (Hawthorne)
17. Nick Newsom, Ytel (Lake Forest)
18. Chris Ovitz and Reed Shaffner, Workpop (Santa Monica)
19. Josh Payne, StackCommerce (Venice)
20. Alan Rich, Chrome River Technologies (Los Angeles)
21. Sharon Rowlands, ReachLocal (Woodland Hills)
22. Ian Siegel, ZipRecruiter (Santa Monica)
23. Kevin Strom, GlobeChat (Newport Beach)
24. Satish Varma Srivatsavaya, Clorder (El Segundo)
25. John Wise, InvestCloud (West Hollywood)
What employees anonymously said:
RingDNA: “Truly incredible leadership team — best I’ve ever been led by. They’re very senior and have a ton of experience and even the CEO and COO will spend time with each individual employee to coach and help you grow. They take genuine interest in you and are just great all around.”
Citrusbyte: “The executive team is incredibly thoughtful, self-reflective, and they take action where it needs attention. The culture evolves for the better year after year. For that I’m proud to be an employee.”
Acorns: “Our CEO has brought together a solid and seasoned executive team whose members have significant experience and expertise in their fields.”
SpaceX: “The leadership team is very involved in the success of the company. Plenty of opportunities for advancement.”
Methodology
Comparably’s ‘Best Of’ Awards are derived from sentiment ratings provided by employees who anonymously rated their CEOs on Comparably.com between June 12, 2017 and June 12, 2018. There were no fees or costs associated with participating, nor was nomination required. Large companies (500+ employees) had to have a minimum of 50 employee participants and Small/MidSize companies (less than 500 employees) had to have a minimum of 15 employee participants.
About Comparably
Comparably is one of the fastest growing compensation, culture, and career monitoring sites in the U.S. With the most comprehensive and uniquely structured data — segmented by gender, ethnicity, age, location, tenure, company size, equity, title/department, and education — the platform gives employees a more accurate picture of their worth and allows them to anonymously rate their workplace experiences and match with their dream jobs. Since its launch in 2016, Comparably has accumulated more than 5 million ratings from employees across 45,000 U.S. businesses and over 8,500 companies who use its employer branding and jobs tools. For more information on Comparably, go to www.comparably.com. For highly-cited workplace culture and compensation studies, including Comparably’s annual Best Places to Work and Best CEOs lists, log onto www.comparably.com/blog.
