{"id":25202,"date":"2021-07-12T05:58:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T12:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=25202"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T21:45:12","slug":"best-ceos-for-women-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/best-ceos-for-women-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Best CEOs for Women 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comparably\u2019s Best CEOs<\/em> for Women 2021<\/em> represents the top-ranked CEOs, as rated by female employees on Comparably.com in the previous 12 months (June 23, 2020-June 23, 2021). Based on 10 million ratings across 60,000 companies, the list is segmented by Top 50 CEOs of large companies (more than 500 employees) and Top 50 CEOs of small\/mid-size businesses (less than 500 employees). Every CEO on the list is in the Top 5% of all CEOs rated by female employees. See below the lists for detailed methodology.<\/p>\n

Top-Rated CEOs for Women: Large Companies<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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1 Shantanu Narayen Adobe<\/a>\u00a0San Jose, CA<\/strong>
\n2 Jeffrey Dailey Farmers Insurance<\/a>\u00a0Woodland Hills, CA<\/strong>
\n3 Leslie Stretch Medallia<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n4 Brian Halligan HubSpot<\/a>\u00a0Cambridge, MA<\/strong>
\n5 Sarah Friar Nextdoor<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n6 Vladimir Shmunis RingCentra<\/a>l\u00a0Belmont, CA<\/strong>
\n7 John Foley Peloton<\/a>\u00a0New York, NY<\/strong>
\n8 Dan Rosensweig Chegg<\/a>\u00a0Santa Clara, CA<\/strong>
\n9 Satya Nadella Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0Redmond, WA<\/strong>
\n10 Kumsai Bayazit Elsevier<\/a>\u00a0New York, NY<\/strong>
\n11 Jim Loree Stanley Black & Decker<\/a>\u00a0New Britain, CT<\/strong>
\n12 Craig Boundy Experian<\/a>\u00a0Costa Mesa, CA<\/strong>
\n13 Annette Br\u00fcls Medela<\/a>\u00a0McHenry, IL<\/strong>
\n14 Robert G. Painter Trimble<\/a>\u00a0Sunnyvale, CA<\/strong>
\n15 Bert Bean Insight Global<\/a>\u00a0Atlanta, GA<\/strong>
\n16 Eric Yuan Zoom Video Communications<\/a>\u00a0San Jose, CA<\/strong>
\n17 Arvind Krishna IBM<\/a>\u00a0Armonk, NY<\/strong>
\n18 Pierre Naud\u00e9 nCino<\/a>\u00a0Wilmington, NC<\/strong>
\n19 Tim Cook Apple<\/a>\u00a0Cupertino, CA<\/strong>
\n20 Chris Caldwell Concentrix<\/a>\u00a0Fremont, CA<\/strong>
\n21 Keith G. Myers LHC Group<\/a>\u00a0Lafayette, LA<\/strong>
\n22 Andrew Wang Beacon Hill Staffing Group<\/a>\u00a0Boston, MA<\/strong>
\n23 Amy Zupon Vertafore<\/a>\u00a0Denver, CO<\/strong>
\n24 Kenneth Lin Credit Karma<\/a>\u00a0Oakland, CA<\/strong>
\n25 Anne Wojcicki 23andMe<\/a>\u00a0Sunnyvale, CA<\/strong>
\n26 Bryce Maddock TaskUs<\/a>\u00a0Santa Monica, CA<\/strong>
\n27 Timothy Chi The Knot Worldwide<\/a>\u00a0Chevy Chase, MD<\/strong>
\n28 Robert Frist Jr. HealthStream<\/a>\u00a0Nashville, TN<\/strong>
\n29 Patrick Pacious Choice Hotels<\/a>\u00a0Rockville, MD<\/strong>
\n30 John Van Siclen Dynatrace<\/a>\u00a0Waltham, MA<\/strong>
\n31 Colin Shannon PRA Health S<\/a>ciences<\/a>\u00a0Raleigh, NC<\/strong>
\n32 John Box Meltwater<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n33 Jennifer Scanlon UL<\/a>\u00a0Northbrook, IL<\/strong>
\n34 John Girard CIENCE<\/a>\u00a0Solana Beach, CA<\/strong>
\n35 Lisa Atherton Textron Systems<\/a>\u00a0Haslet, TX<\/strong>
\n36 Bradley Jacobs XPO Logistics<\/a>\u00a0Greenwich, CT<\/strong>
\n37 Mike Walsh LexisNexis Legal & Professional<\/a>\u00a0New York, NY<\/strong>
\n38 Mark Marron ePlus<\/a>\u00a0Herndon, VA<\/strong>
\n39 Jerome Pecresse GE Renewable Energy<\/a>\u00a0Schenectady, NY<\/strong>
\n40 Joshua Gwinn Hero Practice Services<\/a>\u00a0Colorado Springs, CO<\/strong>
\n41 Brian Niccol Chipotle<\/a>\u00a0Newport Beach, CA<\/strong>
\n42 Mark Mader Smartsheet<\/a>\u00a0Bellevue, WA<\/strong>
\n43 Robert Keane Vistaprint<\/a>\u00a0Waltham, MA<\/strong>
\n44 Worthing F. Jackman Waste Connections<\/a>\u00a0Spring, TX<\/strong>
\n45 Mike Rosenbaum Guidewire Software<\/a>\u00a0San Mateo, CA<\/strong>
\n46 Judy R. McReynolds ArcBest<\/a>\u00a0Fort Smith, AR<\/strong>
\n47 Ritch N. Wood Nu Skin Enterprises<\/a>\u00a0Provo, UT<\/strong>
\n48 Jim Hinton Baylor Scott & White Health<\/a>\u00a0Dallas, TX<\/strong>
\n49 Ryan Westwood Simplus<\/a>\u00a0Salt Lake City, UT<\/strong>
\n50 Barry Litwin Global Industrial (formerly\u00a0Systemax)<\/a>\u00a0Port Washington, NY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Top-Rated CEOs for Women: Small\/Mid-Size Companies<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

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1 Christian Gormsen Eargo<\/a>\u00a0San Jose, CA<\/strong>
\n2 Alexis Borisy EQRx<\/a>\u00a0Cambridge, MA<\/strong>
\n3 William J. Tessar Civic Financial Services<\/a>\u00a0Redondo Beach, CA<\/strong>
\n4 William J. (John) Berger Sunnova<\/a> Energy\u00a0Houston, TX<\/strong>
\n5 Alessio Alionco Pipefy<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n6 Ross Wainwright Alida<\/a>\u00a0Toronto, CA<\/strong>
\n7 Steven Sugarman The Change Company<\/a>\u00a0Irvine, CA<\/strong>
\n8 Ellen Kullman Carbon<\/a>\u00a0Redwood City, CA<\/strong>
\n9 John Benson Verisys Corporation<\/a>\u00a0Alexandria, VA<\/strong>
\n10 Doug Hirsch & Trevor Bezdek GoodRx<\/a>\u00a0Santa Monica, CA<\/strong>
\n11 Chuck Ruggiero Optomi<\/a>\u00a0Atlanta, GA<\/strong>
\n12 Jason Purcell Salsify<\/a>\u00a0Boston, MA<\/strong>
\n13 Jessica Mah inDinero<\/a>\u00a0Walnut, CA<\/strong>
\n14 Todd Olson Pendo<\/a>\u00a0Raleigh, NC<\/strong>
\n15 Ryan Malone SmartBug Media<\/a>\u00a0Newport Beach, CA<\/strong>
\n16 Joanna McFarland HopSkipDrive<\/a>\u00a0Los Angeles, CA<\/strong>
\n17 Mike Clayman Flexion Therapeutics<\/a>\u00a0Burlington, MA<\/strong>
\n18 David Grace Deem<\/a>\u00a0Oakland, CA<\/strong>
\n19 David Cancel Drift<\/a>\u00a0Boston, MA<\/strong>
\n20 Paddy Spence Zevia<\/a>\u00a0Encino, CA<\/strong>
\n21 Katherine Power Who What Wear<\/a>\u00a0Los Angeles, CA<\/strong>
\n22 David Muse Elemica<\/a>\u00a0Wayne, PA<\/strong>
\n23 Amir Movafaghi Mixpanel<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n24 Aaron King Snapdocs<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n25 Jessica DeVlieger C Space<\/a>\u00a0Boston, MA<\/strong>
\n26 Ellis McCue Territory Foods<\/a>\u00a0Arlington, VA<\/strong>
\n27 Scott Wolfe Jr. Levelset<\/a>\u00a0New Orleans, LA<\/strong>
\n28 Alex Howland Virbela<\/a>\u00a0Bellingham, WA<\/strong>
\n29 Alex Goode GoSite<\/a>\u00a0San Diego, CA<\/strong>
\n30 Jason Chicola Rev.com<\/a>\u00a0Austin, TX<\/strong>
\n31 Ilana Fischer Whisps<\/a>\u00a0New York, NY<\/strong>
\n32 Steve Oriola Act!<\/a>\u00a0Scottsdale, AZ<\/strong>
\n33 Chris DeWolfe Jam City<\/a>\u00a0Culver City, CA<\/strong>
\n34 Kevin Miller GR0<\/a>\u00a0Los Angeles, CA<\/strong>
\n35 Dave Thomas ThomasARTS<\/a>\u00a0Farmington, UT<\/strong>
\n36 Harry Youtan Phaidon International<\/a>\u00a0New York, NY<\/strong>
\n37 Allison Robinson The Mom Project<\/a>\u00a0Chicago, IL<\/strong>
\n38 Michael Castagna MannKind Corporation<\/a>\u00a0Westlake Village, CA<\/strong>
\n39 David Woodhouse NGM Biopharmaceuticals<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n40 Larry O’Connor Other World Computing<\/a>\u00a0Woodstock, IL<\/strong>
\n41 Lord (Paul) Drayson Sensyne Health<\/a>\u00a0Oxford, UK<\/strong>
\n42 Puneet Singh Quartet Health<\/a>\u00a0New York, NY<\/strong>
\n43 Jeffrey Smith Smule<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n44 Sean Moriarty Leaf Group<\/a>\u00a0Santa Monica, CA<\/strong>
\n45 Neha Sampat Contentstack<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n46 Kip Hollister Hollister Staffing<\/a>\u00a0Boston, MA<\/strong>
\n47 Chris Lamontagne Spring<\/a>\u00a0San Francisco, CA<\/strong>
\n48 Mindy Lubber Ceres<\/a>\u00a0Boston, MA<\/strong>
\n49 Gaby Saliby Nexius<\/a>\u00a0Frisco, TX<\/strong>
\n50 Jeffrey Glass Hometap<\/a>\u00a0Boston, MA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Methodology<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n