Who are the best CEOs to work for, according to employees of color? For the third year in a row, Comparably has compiled its annual Best CEOs for Diversity to shine a spotlight on leaders who create inclusive cultures for all. This year the topic of diversity and inclusion has gained even greater significance, and it has never been more important to reflect the positive workplace experiences of underrepresented — and historically discriminated against — people. After all, studies show that leaders who inspire, encourage, and support diverse voices and contributions benefits business growth, creativity, and innovation.
To determine the list, Comparably analyzed anonymous survey feedback from non-Caucasian employees working across 60,000 U.S. companies large and small. The ranking is based solely on sentiment ratings given by these employees, from how they rate their CEOs to other workplace culture factors that inspire trust in their employers. The list is segmented by Top 25 CEOs of large companies (more than 500 employees) and Top 25 CEOs of small/mid-size businesses (less than 500 employees). Every CEO on the list is rated the most favorably among employees of color, and among the Top 5% of all CEOs from similar-size companies on Comparably.com.
Top-Rated CEOs for Diversity (Large Companies)
1. Satya Nadella, Microsoft (Redmond, WA)
2. Vlad Shmunis, RingCentral (Belmont, CA)
3. Sundar Pichai, Google (Mountain View, CA)
4. Eric Yuan, Zoom Video Communications (San Jose, CA)
5. Carlos Rodriguez, ADP (Roseland, NJ)
6. Steve Bilt, Smile Brands (Irvine, CA)
7. Sid Sijbrandij, GitLab (San Francisco, CA)
8. Tim Cook, Apple (Cupertino, CA)
9. Mike Walsh, LexisNexis (New York, NY)
10. Chris Caldwell, Concentrix (Fremont, CA)
11. Doug Mack, Fanatics (Jacksonville, FL)
12. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe (San Jose, CA)
13. Vishal Garg, Better.com (New York, NY)
14. Jim Loree, Stanley Black & Decker (New Britain, CT)
15. Julie Sweet, Accenture (US) (New York, NY)
16. Manny Medina, Outreach (Seattle, WA)
17. Annette Brüls, Medela (McHenry, IL)
18. Charles Butt, H-E-B (San Antonio, TX)
19. Brian Niccol, Chipotle (Newport Beach, CA)
20. Kenneth Frazier, Merck (Kenilworth, NJ)
21. Hirokazu Hamada, Anritsu (Morgan Hill, CA)
22. Robert Frist Jr., HealthStream (Nashville, TN)
23. Apoorva Mehta, Instacart (San Francisco, CA)
24. Jorge Gonzalez, City National Bank of Florida (Miami, FL)
25. Mark Mader, Smartsheet (Bellevue, WA)
Top-Rated CEOs for Diversity (Small/Mid-Size Companies
1. Gal Rimon, Centrical (New York, NY)
2. Robert Sadow, Scoop Technologies (San Francisco, CA)
3. David Cancel, Drift (Boston, MA)
4. Giuseppe Incitti, Sitetracker (Palo Alto, CA)
5. Ganesh Shankar, RFPIO (Beaverton, OR)
6. Paddy Spence, Zevia (Los Angeles, CA)
7. Elizabeth Cholawsky, HG Insights (Santa Barbara, CA)
8. Mark Faggiano, TaxJar (Woburn, MA)
9. Bernardo Lustosa, ClearSale (Miami, FL)
10. Chris Bennett, Wonderschool (San Francisco, CA)
11. Neha Sampat, Contentstack (San Francisco, CA)
12. Alex Austin, Branch (Redwood City, CA)
13. Payam Zamani, One Planet Group (Walnut Creek, CA)
14. Peter McKay, Snyk (Boston, MA)
15. Alex Goode, GoSite (San Diego, CA)
16. Amit Jnagal, Infrrd (San Jose, CA)
17. Rahul Kashyap, Awake Security (San Francisco, CA)
18. Karl Mehta, EdCast (Mountain View, CA)
19. Tim Chen, NerdWallet (San Francisco, CA)
20. Shiv Gaglani, Osmosis (Baltimore, MD)
21. Christian Gormsen, Eargo (San Jose, CA)
22. Cesar Carvalho, Gympass (New York, NY)
23. David Woodhouse, NGM Biopharmaceuticals (San Francisco, CA)
24. Brandon Rodman, Weave (Lehi, UT)
25. Aaron King, Snapdocs (San Francisco, CA)
Methodology
- Comparably’s Best CEOs for Diversity 2020 list is derived from ratings solely provided by employees of color (non-Caucasian) who anonymously rated their CEOs on Comparably.com over a 12-month period (June 30, 2019 through June 30, 2020). The final data set was compiled from 10 million ratings across 60,000 U.S. companies large and small.
- Rankings were determined by the most positive sentiment ratings about the CEO’s effectiveness and management style, along with the company’s overall workplace culture score (based on 20 different workplace culture categories).Additional weight was given to companies with more participation from their employee base, relative to their company size, for statistical significance.
- To qualify, Large companies (more than 500 employees) must have met a minimum of 75 employee participants and Small/Mid-Size companies (fewer than 500 employees) must have met a minimum of 25 employee participants.
- There were no fees or costs associated with participating, nor was nomination required.
About Comparably
Comparably is a workplace culture and compensation monitoring site with a mission to provide more transparent and rewarding workplaces. Employees can access salary data and rate their companies, CEOs, and work experiences through the lens of specific demographics including gender, ethnicity, age, tenure, industry, location, and education. With10 million ratings from employees at over 60,000 U.S. companies, Comparably has become one of the most used SaaS solutions for employer branding and trusted third party sites for salary and workplace culture data. For more information on Comparably, go to www.comparably.com. For highly-cited workplace culture and compensation studies, including Comparably’s annual Workplace Culture Awards, log onto www.comparably.com/blog.
