Top CEOs to Work For in San Francisco

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 San Francisco 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.

Top Rated CEOs
Rank Company Details
1

The dumb thing to look on their face to get when they know it and I got them

- Google Employee
2
Vladimir Shmunis - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/30975/companies/30975/logo_1697585219291.jpg CEO
RingCentral

work-life balance and hybrid set up

- RingCentral Employee
3

collaboration, communication, be who you are.

- Globant Employee
4
Sassine Ghazi - https://cdn.comparably.com/24749373/l/30263/company_logo_30263.png CEO
Synopsys Inc

Work environment and work life balance

- Synopsys Inc Employee
5

Everone wants each other to suceed.

- Sunrun Employee
6
Chris Caldwell - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/36759/companies/36759/logo_1713812401261.jpg CEO
Concentrix

The snack mondays. And that I can count on my colleagues

- Concentrix Employee
7

Team Leaders always supportive to team members

- Encora Employee
8

How collaborative everyone is. There has not yet been a single person unwilling to help regardless of their title. Everyone digs in and helps and wants you to succeed.

- Calix Employee
9

I would have to say the people

- Adobe Employee
10
Amit Walia - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/30964/companies/30964/logo_1680119904172.jpg CEO
Informatica

Working and spending time with my office co-workers drives me to work more effectively.

- Informatica Employee
11

Working on R&D projects as opposed to engineering changes.

- Cisco Employee
12

Coordination with team, working as team

- Rahi Employee
13

Honestly, driving around being able to operate a vehicle make other peoples days

- Uber Employee
14

The people first philosophy is something that I admire about leadership team.

- Workday Employee
15
Mike Rosenbaum - https://cdn.comparably.com/27606788/l/127017_logo_guidewire-software.png CEO
Guidewire Software

some of the people I work with

- Guidewire Software Employee
16

Helping people hear better and improve their quality of life

- Eargo Employee
17
Nikesh Arora - https://cdn.comparably.com/27444803/l/28556_logo_palo-alto-networks.png CEO
Palo Alto Networks

They are smart, people you want to share and interact with. they are passionate about the project.

- Palo Alto Networks Employee
18

The oeople that I worknwith

- LinkedIn Employee
19
John Box - https://cdn.comparably.com/27267636/l/39633_logo_meltwater.png CEO
Meltwater

Working with a great team and very supportive manager; plus I feel that I make an impact EVERY day

- Meltwater Employee
20

Solving interesting problems and working with great people.

- Chegg Employee
21
Nirav Tolia - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/30740/companies/30740/logo_1752598149705.jpg CEO
Nextdoor

Very down to earth, willing to talk to anyone in the company, welcoming to new people like me

- Nextdoor Employee
22
Anji Reddy Maram - https://cdn.comparably.com/27323590/l/75159_logo_criticalriver-in.png CEO
CRITICALRIVER INC.

They care about all the employees

- CRITICALRIVER INC. Employee
23
Damian Eales - https://cdn.comparably.com/27535881/l/17706_logo_realtor-com.png CEO
Realtor.com

they put us first as a person than an employee

- Realtor.com Employee
24

Sitecore has a diverse leadership team with a great expertise in Digital Experience.

- Sitecore Employee
25
Tomer Weingarten - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/298276/companies/298276/logo_1710946148891.jpg CEO
SentinelOne

Clear communication of business strategy and path, they are people first, truly care about your growth.

- SentinelOne Employee
26

Our leaders display remarkable candor considering their experience levels. All leaders are humble, and are always open to varying opinions regardless of what level they're coming from.

- Fivetran Employee
27
Giuseppe Incitti - https://cdn.comparably.com/27628550/l/498140_logo_sitetracker.png CEO
Sitetracker

The cash component is similar to that of product companies, while the benefits and overall structure resemble those of service-based companies.

- Sitetracker Employee
28

They are transparent, caring and committed to the success of the company.

- 6sense Employee
29

they are very pragmatic and not short-term oriented

- Autodesk Employee
30

Learning new things . . .

- NVIDIA Employee
31

Resolving client inquiries and knowing that I really helped someone is so satisfying.

- Intuit Employee
32

The everyday challenge makes me feel i'm doing something important, even if it's just for me

- Netflix Employee
33
Bill McDermott - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/46466/companies/46466/logo_1663193523522.jpg CEO
ServiceNow

Everyone is in it working hard for the company

- ServiceNow Employee
34

Sharp and strategic they are also dedicated to making working here a pleasurable experience

- Egnyte Employee
35

Openness, honesty and they treat us with respect

- Carbon Employee
36
Dr. Young Hyun Jun - https://cdn.comparably.com/27637893/l/838481_logo_samsung-semiconductor-inc.png CEO
Samsung Semiconductor Inc (US)

They share a clear vision and navigate inputs from DSK

- Samsung Semiconductor Inc (US) Employee
37

They show they care about their team with the decisions they make.

- Elastic Employee
38
Chris Rogers - https://cdn.comparably.com/27474746/l/31220_logo_instacart.png CEO
Instacart

Transparency and open door policy. Gives us the tools, trust and guidance to do our best work and meet ambitious company / industry goals

- Instacart Employee
39

Transparency and the culture they developed

- Branch Employee
40
Jayshree Ullal - https://cdn.comparably.com/27375346/l/63822/63822_logo_arista-networks.png CEO
Arista Networks

I like they have monthly/quarterly meetings to discuss the future, and the information is easily accessible to those who want to learn about it.

- Arista Networks Employee
41
Eric Johnson - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/74294/companies/74294/logo_1686861543810.jpg CEO
SurveyMonkey

Kind when they are not staying past hours and taking all the leads

- SurveyMonkey Employee
42

honestly, not much. i used to be a lot more happy. i've been pretty unhappy for years now.

- AMD Employee
43
Chet Kapoor - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/71081/companies/71081/logo_1748432408569.jpg CEO
DataStax

They are brutally efficient at running our company.

- DataStax Employee
44

Working on interesting technical challenges

- Airbnb Employee
45

The projesta that we are involved

- Avenue Code Employee
46
Kenneth Lin - https://cdn.comparably.com/27247539/l/25345/25345_logo_credit-karma.png CEO
Credit Karma

Salary and equity share price

- Credit Karma Employee
47
Raj De Datta - https://cdn.comparably.com/27202793/l/37195_logo_bloomreach.png CEO
Bloomreach

Competitive salary along with equity

- Bloomreach Employee
48

learning about the growth of the company and how employees are engaged in activities to make them happy and work environment light for them.

- Infrrd Employee
49

Healthcare benefit is quite fair

- Genentech Employee
50

Very friendly work environment where everyone is genuinly intersted in helping eachother

- Navan Employee
51

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- Block Employee
52

Their honesty, transparency and candor

- Algolia Employee
53

friendly, professional, helpful and open-minded

- HP Inc. Employee
54

I feel they are as transparent as they can possibly be.

- 8x8 Employee
55

love collaborating with the team, problem solving

- People.ai Employee
56

Above average compensation compared to other companies

- Atlassian Employee
57

exceptional leadership and communication skills

- Sony Employee
58

The people who I work with.

- Pipefy Employee
59

Collaborative and supportive to company goals

- Remote Employee
60

The compassion kindness And support always willing to hwlp

- Equinix Employee
61

Some of the people are wonderful. The fact that the software is open source is great.

- GitLab Employee
62

My immediate team is amazing.

- Nylas Employee
63
Ron Nersesian - https://cdn.comparably.com/26803558/l/138055/logo.jpg CEO
Keysight Technologies

respect for the individual contributer

- Keysight Technologies Employee
64

Health benefits are good. lack of a 401k match is horrible.. And the last round of layoffs came with almost zero severance so that's not even in the picture.

- Virtana Employee
65

Form is broken and will not accept input

- HPE Employee
66
Yuri Pikover - https://cdn.comparably.com/26609270/l/313500_logo_transcribeme.png CEO
TranscribeMe

Good somehow they are supportive

- TranscribeMe Employee
67

Autonomy, remote work, and benefits

- Nutanix Employee
68
Rob Bernshteyn - https://cdn.comparably.com/26772048/l/29397_logo_coupa-software.png CEO
Coupa Software

The culture and environment at my company was the best

- Coupa Software Employee
69

working with so many badass women

- Strava Employee
70
Apu Pavithran - https://cdn.comparably.com/27304968/l/837613_logo_mitsogo-inc.png CEO
Mitsogo Inc

The people are in the same boat, frustrated with the company.

- Mitsogo Inc Employee
71

great team, super helpful and collaborative

- Stampli Employee
72

They are engaged and genuine.

- 2K Employee
73
Mike McMullen - https://cdn.comparably.com/26612213/l/85975/logo.jpg CEO
Agilent Technologies

depend on the country you work in

- Agilent Technologies Employee
74
Gene Berdichevsky - https://cdn.comparably.com/27546790/l/646824_logo_sila-nanotechnologies-14062.png CEO
Sila Nanotechnologies

They set ambitious goals and try to keep the company informed about our strategy and progress on a regular basis.

- Sila Nanotechnologies Employee
75
Doug Dennerline - https://cdn.comparably.com/27529676/l/15817_logo_betterworks.png CEO
Betterworks

Excited about the work I am doing, work with great coworkers, having a big impact, drive success of the product and the organization.

- Betterworks Employee
76

Happy customers, exciting new projects to work on

- Birdeye Employee
77

The people we work with

- Lever Employee
78

Clear vision and drive while having a humane approach to manage and take care of workforce.

- EdCast Employee
79

We have a very transparent leadership team.

- GRAIL Employee
80

Individuality is welcomed but product team is first

- BILL Employee
81
Rami Rahim - https://cdn.comparably.com/24937997/l/27700/27700_logo_juniper-networks.png CEO
Juniper Networks

Total compensation including base salary

- Juniper Networks Employee
82
John Beatty - https://cdn.comparably.com/25965745/l/369571_logo_clover-network.png CEO
Clover Network

This one is tricky, i'm not thrilled with my benefits but management knows and are working on it. I have a feeling that it's going to get a bit better next year, and i'm not stressed about it. Oh, unlimited time off! And we shut down from Xmas to NYE.

- Clover Network Employee
83

The encouragement to be part of different projects beyond the responsibilities we are hire for. The efforts in planting a culture of engagement, strong relations to help each other succeed in our goals as departments and as an org as a whole

- Sysdig Employee
84
Marc Tessier-Lavigne - https://cdn.comparably.com/27313986/l/48649_logo_stanford-university.png CEO
Stanford University

Accountability of Managers. Also, define Manager in the question

- Stanford University Employee
85

leading projects, achieving results and empowerment

- Logitech Employee
86

Open desk policy with friendly co workers.

- Mindtickle Employee
87
Sameer Kishore - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/73252/companies/73252/logo_1703017688790.jpg CEO
Milestone Technologies, Inc.

Vision Value and Growth are perfectly set

- Milestone Technologies, Inc. Employee
88
Eric Yuan - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/326478/companies/326478/logo_1681852817753.jpg CEO
Zoom Video Communications

Serving my customers, teammates and other colleagues.

- Zoom Video Communications Employee
89
Todd Nightingale - https://cdn.comparably.com/25745600/l/39793/logo.jpg CEO
Cisco Meraki

learning and growing in the team

- Cisco Meraki Employee
90
Joel Hyatt - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/70939/companies/70939/logo_1724864146215.jpg CEO
Globality

Leadership is positive and committed.

- Globality Employee
91
Charlie Giancarlo - https://cdn.comparably.com/24940504/l/49261/logo.jpg CEO
Pure Storage

Rsu + variable + .. ..

- Pure Storage Employee
92
RJ Pittman - https://cdn.comparably.com/27454840/l/145205_logo_matterport.png CEO
Matterport

They data led, always adapting, and have generally guided the company in the right direction.

- Matterport Employee
93
Simha Sadasiva - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/517755/companies/517755/logo_1686251314610.jpg CEO
Ushur, Inc

Honesty, Setting expectations, Empowering others to lead

- Ushur, Inc Employee
94

Leadership consistently demonstrates our core values, and motivates me to continuously improve. I can feel the genuine interest to drive successful habits and motions both for the company overall and for me as a valued member.

- Groove.co Employee
95

Knowing that we are providing opportunities to people around the globe irrespective of what star they are born under.

- Pebl Employee
96
Simeon Kohl - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/159322/companies/159322/logo_1671462125413.jpg CEO
Performant Healthcare Solutions

A committed group of executives who want to do right by the employees and deliver results for our customers. They are accessible and nice people who always try to do the right thing.

- Performant Healthcare Solutions Employee
97

fixable working hours and friendly manager

- Turing.com Employee
98

Collaboration on multiple levels and driving toward the same goals

- Flexport Employee
99
Shashank Samant - https://cdn.comparably.com/24749373/l/27107/logo.jpg CEO
GlobalLogic

Working on projects that impact the world

- GlobalLogic Employee
100
Tiago Paiva - https://cdn.comparably.com/27507839/l/15481_logo_talkdesk.png CEO
Talkdesk

They are strategic and drive company results by keeping a high bar for talent and execution against our company goals

- Talkdesk Employee