What makes for a great Chief Executive Officer? The best CEOs are noble public faces for their company’s successes and failures, captains of industry, accessible to all employees within reason, and just as concerned with their workers’ lives as they are with the bottom line. They have to balance shareholder demands while still running their company in an ethical way.
These CEOs in Chicago were rated as the best by their own employees on Comparably. This means they are well-regarded for their leadership style and their effectiveness in the role. As a boss, it’s always easy to run afoul of employees’ good will, so these ratings mean quite a lot.
The list that follows is a live leaderboard of the top CEOs in the area based on current employees’ ratings and reviews. Companies are ranked based on their all time ratings and the ranking can change as employees leave new ratings and reviews.
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Hyatt
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3
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RLDatix
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4
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MISUMI
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5
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ShipBob
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6
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Fetch
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7
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EnsembleIQ
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8
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Syndigo
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9
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Knowles
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10
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Avant
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11
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Mondelez International North America
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12
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Paylocity
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13
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Trustwave
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14
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ActiveCampaign
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15
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16
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The Walsh Group
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17
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Zebra Technologies
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18
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Discover
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19
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Intellias
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20
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SpotHero
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21
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Navistar
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22
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Equity Lifestyle Properties
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23
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Clearcover
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24
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Syntellis
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25
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Avionos
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26
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Crystal Equation
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27
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Crowe
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28
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Clayco
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29
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Huron Consulting Group
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30
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Beam Suntory
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31
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Applied Systems
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32
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Aptris
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33
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Pampered Chef
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34
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Built In
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35
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Other World Computing
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36
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Jammber
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37
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Mabbly
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38
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Zero Hash
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39
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Rival
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40
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iManage
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41
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Fooda
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42
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Hunt Club
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43
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Vokal
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44
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Mintel
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45
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Objective Paradigm
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46
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Promet Source
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47
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Origami Risk
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48
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Optiver
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49
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Abercrombie & Kent
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50
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CC Industries
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51
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Balani Custom Clothiers
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52
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8th Light
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53
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DRW
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54
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Harp Interactive
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55
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J & J Construction of Illinois Inc
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56
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Amount
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57
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ParqEx
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58
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Golin
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59
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HealthJoy
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60
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Rezilyens
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61
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NexLP
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62
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TRIBUS
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63
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MortgageHippo
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64
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MC+A
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65
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Lincoln International
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66
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Vehicle Acquisition Network, Inc.
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67
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GP Transco
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68
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Wilson Dow Group
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69
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OneIMS
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70
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Moss
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71
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Beyond The U
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72
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Peterson Technology Partners
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73
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BlueStone Advisors
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74
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Canvas Chicago
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75
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Enfusion, LLC
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76
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Abbott
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77
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ADM
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78
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W.W. Grainger
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79
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AbbVie
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80
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas | HCSC
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81
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Northern Trust
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82
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ThoughtWorks
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83
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Molex
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84
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IRI
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85
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DTE Energy
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86
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Telnyx
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87
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Q-Centrix
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88
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Keypath Education
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89
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G2
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90
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Spencer Stuart
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91
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Chamberlain Group
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92
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Sargent & Lundy
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93
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West Monroe Partners
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94
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AHEAD
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95
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Flying Food
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96
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Nuveen
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97
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Balyasny Asset Management
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98
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National Material L.P
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99
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Braintree
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100
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The Federal Savings Bank
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