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Comparably celebrates its 5th<\/sup> Annual Best Places to Work Award<\/em>s this season with four of its popular end-of-year categories, anchored by Best Company Culture and Best CEOs. Based on sentiment ratings provided by current employees who anonymously rated their companies in 16 core workplace culture metrics on Comparably.com during the previous 12 months (November 26, 2020 through November 26, 2021), two ranked lists emerge: Top 100 CEOs of Large companies (more than 500 employees) and Top 100 CEOs from Small\/Mid-Size companies (500 employees or fewer). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average approval ratings for the top-rated CEOs from Large companies is 89% compared to 68% site-wide. For the top-rated CEOs from SMBs, that number is 91% compared to 75% site-wide. The final data set was compiled from over 15 million ratings across 70,000 CEOs. Complete methodology is outlined below the lists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best CEOs of 2021 (Large)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best CEOs of 2021 (Small\/Mid-size)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best CEOs (Large Companies)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1 Shantanu Narayen Adobe<\/a> San Jose, CA
2 Arvind Krishna IBM<\/a> Armonk, NY
3 Satya Nadella Microsoft<\/a> Redmond, WA
4 Eric Yuan Zoom Video Communications<\/a> San Jose, CA
5 Jim Loree Stanley Black & Decker<\/a> New Britain, CT
6 Vladimir Shmunis RingCentral<\/a> Belmont, CA
7 Henry Schuck ZoomInfo<\/a> Vancouver, WA
8 John Foley Peloton<\/a> New York, NY
9 Sundar Pichai Google<\/a> Mountain View, CA
10 Dan Rosensweig Chegg<\/a> Santa Clara, CA
11 Sarah Friar Nextdoor<\/a> San Francisco, CA
12 Kumsal Bayazit Elsevier<\/a> New York, NY
13 Jeffrey Dailey Farmers Insurance<\/a> Woodland Hills, CA
14 Bert Bean Insight Global<\/a> Atlanta, GA
15 Tomer Weingarten SentinelOne<\/a> Mountain View, CA
16 Archie Black SPS Commerce<\/a> Minneapolis, MN
17 Bryce Maddock TaskUs<\/a> New Braunfels, TX
18 Mike Salvino DXC Technology<\/a> Ashburn, VA
19 Leslie Stretch Medallia<\/a> San Francisco, CA
20 Kenneth Lin Credit Karma<\/a> Sunnyvale, CA
21 Robert G. Painter Trimble<\/a> Oakland, CA
22 Dara Khosrowshahi Uber<\/a> San Francisco, CA
23 Anne Wojcicki 23andMe<\/a> Sunnyvale, CA
24 Carlos Rodriguez ADP<\/a> Roseland, NJ
25 Tim Cook Apple<\/a> Cupertino, CA
26 Judy R. McReynolds ArcBest<\/a> Fort Smith, AR
27 Brian Cassin Experian<\/a> Costa Mesa, CA
28 Chris Caldwell Concentrix<\/a> Fremont, CA
29 Aman Bhutani GoDaddy<\/a> Tempe, AZ
30 Laurent Uberti Sitel Group<\/a> Miami, FL
31 Shoaib Makani KeepTruckin<\/a> San Francisco, CA
32 Mary Powell Sunrun<\/a> San Francisco, CA
33 Daniel Dines UiPath<\/a> New York, NY
34 James Farley Ford Motor Company<\/a> Dearborn, MI
35 Joe Ucuzoglu Deloitte (US)<\/a> New York, NY
36 Zig Serafin Qualtrics<\/a> Provo, UT
37 Mike Sievert T-Mobile<\/a> Bellevue, WA
38 Tim Ryan PwC<\/a> New York, NY
39 Pierre Naud\u00e9 nCino<\/a> Wilmington, NC
40 Bradley Jacobs XPO Logistics<\/a> Greenwich, CT
41 Andrew Wang Beacon Hill Staffing Group<\/a> Boston, MA
42 Carl Russo Calix<\/a> San Jose, CA
43 John Girard CIENCE<\/a> Denver, CO
44 Amit Yoran Tenable<\/a> Columbia, MD
45 Ryan Roslansky LinkedIn<\/a> Sunnyvale, CA
46 Zander Lurie Momentive.ai<\/a> San Mateo, CA
47 Ian Siegel ZipRecruiter<\/a> Santa Monica, CA
48 Mike Massaro Flywire<\/a> Boston, MA
49 Mike Rosenbaum Guidewire Software<\/a> San Mateo, CA
50 Andrew Bialecki Klaviyo<\/a> Boston, MA
51 Aaron VanTrojen Geneva Financial Home Loans<\/a> Chandler, AZ
52 John Box Meltwater<\/a> San Francisco, CA
53 Kevin Ali Organon<\/a> Jersey City, NJ
54 Glenn Kelman Redfin<\/a> Seattle, WA
55 Wes Schroll Fetch Rewards<\/a> Chicago, IL
56 Annette Br\u00fcls Medela<\/a> McHenry, IL
57 Jason Zintak 6sense<\/a> San Francisco, CA
58 Amy Zupon Vertafore<\/a> Denver, CO
59 Thomas Troy CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer<\/a> Walnut Creek, CA
60 William J. (John) Berger Sunnova Energy<\/a> Houston, TX
61 Lisa Su AMD<\/a> Santa Clara, CA
62 Mahe Bayireddi Phenom<\/a> Ambler, PA
63 Carmine Di Sibio Ernst & Young (EY)<\/a> New York, NY
64 Steve Majerus Synergy One<\/a> Lending San Diego, CA
65 Ben Peterson Blue Raven Solar<\/a> Orem, UT
66 David Katzman SmileDirectClub<\/a> Nashville, TN
67 Patrick Pacious Choice Hotels<\/a> Rockville, MD
68 Hayes Barnard GoodLeap<\/a> Roseville, CA
69 Mitch Snyder Bell<\/a> Fort Worth, TX
70 Ed Bastian Delta Air Lines<\/a> Atlanta, GA
71 Ron Alvesteffer Service Express<\/a> Grand Rapids, MI
72 Sam Malouf Malouf Companies<\/a> Logan, UT
73 Joseph Russell Jr. Public Storage<\/a> Glendale, CA
74 Raj Mamodia BRILLIO<\/a> Edison, NJ
75 Pat Gelsinger Intel<\/a> Santa Clara, CA
76 Robert Santella IPC Systems<\/a> Jersey City, NJ
77 Tarun Raisoni Rahi<\/a> Fremont, CA
78 Hirokazu Hamada Anritsu<\/a> Morgan Hill, CA
79 Phil Saunders Cornerstone OnDemand<\/a> Santa Monica, CA
80 Tom Schoenherr Ambry Genetics<\/a> Aliso Viejo, CA
81 Tony Strange Aveanna Healthcare<\/a> Atlanta, GA
82 Enrique Lores HP<\/a> Palo Alto, CA
83 Nikesh Arora Palo Alto Networks<\/a> Santa Clara, CA
84 Michael Jackowski Duck Creek Technologies<\/a> Boston, MA
85 Fred Turner Curative<\/a> San Dimas, CA
86 Tomas Gorny Nextiva<\/a> Scottsdale, AZ
87 Amr ElSawy Noblis<\/a> Reston, VA
88 Christian Klein SAP<\/a> Newtown Square, PA
89 Doug Mack Fanatics<\/a> Jacksonville, FL
90 Harley Lippman Genesis10<\/a> New York, NY
91 Scott Strazik GE Power<\/a> Schenectady, NY
92 Brian Cramer Smarsh<\/a> Portland, OR
93 Chuck Goodrich Gaylor Electric<\/a> Indianapolis, IN
94 Michelle Abbey Radancy<\/a> New York, NY
95 Martin Bonick Ardent Health Services<\/a> Nashville, TN
96 Ryan Westwood Simplus<\/a> Salt Lake City, UT
97 Jason Trevisan CarGurus<\/a> Cambridge, MA
98 Jennifer Scanlon UL<\/a> Northbrook, IL
99 Steve Tzikakis Sitecore<\/a> San Francisco, CA
100 Bill Nictakis Shearer’s Foods<\/a> Massillon, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best CEOs (Small\/Mid-Size Companies)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1 Alessio Alionco Pipefy<\/a> San Francisco, CA
2 Ross Wainwright Alida<\/a> Toronto, Canada
3 William J. Tessar Civic Financial Services<\/a> Redondo Beach, CA
4 Oleg Rogynskyy People.ai<\/a> San Francisco, CA
5 Larry Dunivan Namely<\/a> New York, NY
6 David Grace Deem<\/a> Oakland, CA
7 Melanie Nallicheri EQRx<\/a> Cambridge, MA
8 Joel Hyatt Globality<\/a> Palo Alto, CA
9 Joe Longo Velosio<\/a> Columbus, OH
10 Howard Brown Revenue.io<\/a> Los Angeles, CA
11 Gene Berdichevsky Sila Nanotechnologies<\/a> Alameda, CA
12 Sam Bobley Ocrolus<\/a> New York, NY
13 John Swigart Pie Insurance<\/a> Washington, DC
14 Chuck Ruggiero Optom<\/a>i Atlanta, GA
15 Kip Hollister The Hollister Group<\/a> Boston, MA
16 Steven Bartel Gem.com<\/a> San Francisco, CA
17 Alex Howland Virbela<\/a> Bellingham, WA
18 Hunter Madeley Vena Solutions<\/a> Toronto, Canada
19 Rich Waldron tray.io<\/a> San Francisco, CA
20 Donald Brown LifeOmic<\/a> Indianapolis, IN
21 Terrie Curran Phathom Pharmaceuticals<\/a> Florham Park, NJ
22 Aaron Johnson APS Payroll<\/a> Shreveport, LA
23 Tony Safoian SADA Systems<\/a> North Hollywood, CA
24 Nobuyuki Ashida MISUMI<\/a> Schaumburg, IL
25 Alfonso de La Nuez & Dan Fishback UserZoom<\/a> San Jose, CA
26 Kevin Miller GR0<\/a> Los Angeles, CA
27 Scott Johnson Motivosity<\/a> Lehi, UT
28 Hubert Palan Productboard<\/a> San Francisco, CA
29 Shiv Gaglani Osmosis<\/a> Kaysville, UT
30 Joanna McFarland HopSkipDrive<\/a> Los Angeles, CA
31 Ryan Malone SmartBug Media<\/a> Newport Beach, CA
32 David Coppins IntelyCare<\/a> Quincy, MA
33 Peter Hazlehurst Synctera<\/a> Palo Alto, CA
34 Jeffrey Glass Hometap<\/a> Boston, MA
35 Kurt Theobald Classy Llama<\/a> Springfield, MO
36 Ashvin Kumar Tophatter<\/a> San Francisco, CA
37 Alex Canter Nextbite<\/a> Denver, CO
38 Terrence Moorehead Nature’s Sunshine Products<\/a> Lehi, UT
39 Gleb Polyakov Nylas<\/a> San Francisco, CA
40 Graham Gardner Kyruus<\/a> Boston, MA
41 Daniel Chait Greenhouse Software<\/a> New York, NY
42 DJ Sampath Armorblox<\/a> Sunnyvale, CA
43 Ellen Kullman Carbon<\/a> Redwood City, CA
44 Alejandro Gabriel Bethlen The Bouqs<\/a> Marina Del Rey, CA
45 Bruce Card Paragon Technology Group<\/a> Scott Air Force Base, IL
46 Matt Warren Steampunk<\/a> Mclean, VA
47 Harry Youtan Phaidon International<\/a> New York, NY
48 Dave Thomas ThomasARTS<\/a> Farmington, UT
49 Ravi Kunduru Ventech Solutions<\/a> Columbus, OH
50 Brady Brim-DeForest Theorem<\/a> Woodland Hills, CA
51 Michael Horvath Strava<\/a> San Francisco, CA
52 Amir Movafaghi Mixpanel<\/a> San Francisco, CA
53 Gaby Saliby Nexius<\/a> Frisco, TX
54 David Thorbahn Select Sires<\/a> Plain City, OH
55 Steve Oriola Act!<\/a> Scottsdale, AZ
56 Andrew Grauer Course Hero<\/a> Redwood City, CA
57 Mark Herrington OnSolve<\/a> Alpharetta, GA
58 Evan Walker Route<\/a> Lehi, UT
59 Lord (Paul) Drayson Sensyne Health<\/a> Oxford, U.K.
60 Michael Castagna MannKind Corporation<\/a> Westlake Village, CA
61 Deidre Paknad Workboard<\/a> Palo Alto, CA
62 David Muse Elemica<\/a> Wayne, PA
63 Ken Tarkoff Syapse<\/a> San Francisco, CA
64 William Facteau Earlens<\/a> Menlo Park, CA
65 Aaron King Snapdocs<\/a> San Francisco, CA
66 Chris Lamontagne Spring<\/a> San Francisco, CA
67 Kyle Nakatsuji Clearcover<\/a> Chicago, IL
68 Jody Brazil FireMon<\/a> Overland Park, KS
69 Ted Murphy IZEA<\/a> Winter Park, FL
70 Brandon Park SuprTEK<\/a> Ashburn, VA
71 Chris Savage Wistia<\/a> Cambridge, MA
72 Neha Sampat Contentstack<\/a> San Francisco, CA
73 Ilana Fischer Whisps<\/a> New York. NY
74 Khalil Zahar FightCamp<\/a> Costa Mesa, CA
75 Prashanth Chandrasekar Stack Overflow<\/a> New York, NY
76 Nabeel Alamgir Lunchbox<\/a> New York, NY
77 Doug Ludow MainStreet<\/a> San Jose, CA
78 Mitch Thrower Events.com<\/a> La Jolla, CA
79 Jason Gross Petal<\/a> New York, NY
80 Rodger Desai Prove<\/a> New York, NY
81 Eyal Feldman Stampli<\/a> Mountain View, CA
82 Amir Elichai Carbyne<\/a> New York, NY
83 Rick Rudman Curbio<\/a> Potomac, MD
84 Natalia Panowicz Codility<\/a> San Francisco, CA
85 Kathy Hensgen Lulu Press<\/a> Raleigh, NC
86 John Celebi Sensei Biotherapeutics<\/a> Boston, MA
87 Brian Hartnack Archer Education<\/a> Overland Park, KS
88 Ted Jeanloz connectRN<\/a> Waltham, MA
89 Katherine Power Who What Wear<\/a> Los Angeles, CA
90 Alex Goode GoSite<\/a> San Diego, CA
91 Mahi Reddy SemaConnect<\/a> Bowie, MD
92 Kevin Czinger Divergent<\/a> Torrance, CA
93 Kenny Cushing NetCentrics Corporation<\/a> Herndon, VA
94 David Longo Ordaos<\/a> New York, NY
95 Kenneth Kahn LRP Media Group<\/a> Palm Beach, FL
96 Jack Welde Smartling<\/a> New York, NY
97 Richard Li Ambassador Labs<\/a> Boston, MA
98 Patrick Coyne LiveControl<\/a> Santa Monica, CA
99 Kevin Yu SideChef<\/a> San Jose, CA
100 Kabir Shahani Amperity<\/a> Seattle, WA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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