Autodesk Claimed Company

Autodesk develops multinational software that enables to design and create models for engineering and entertainment industries. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 506

TOTAL RATINGS: 5160

CEO: Andrew Anagnost

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Jeffrey M. Kowalski — Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President at Autodesk

Executive Bio

Mr. Jeffrey M. Kowalski, also known as Jeff, serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of DSG Technologies, Inc. Mr. Kowalski has been the Chief Technology Officer of Autodesk, Inc. since 2006 and serves as its Senior Vice President. Mr. Kowalski serves as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Autodesk Limited. He is a Senior Technologist and Entrepreneur with extensive expertise leading engineering and technology core teams. He served as Vice President of Autodesk, Inc. He served as Vice President and President of Thermal Systems at ASML US, Inc. since January 1995. Previously at Autodesk, he served as Senior Director of Autodesk's Worldwide Subscription Programs and directed product development within Collaboration Services Division. He also served as Software Architect in various departments, directing the development of 3D Studio MAX, HEIDI and the AutoCAD graphics system. He is also a seasoned entrepreneur, who initially joined Autodesk in 1993 via the acquisition of Ithaca Software and co-founded Incremental images, where he designed and built a highly scalable multi-user collaborative design and visualization environment called Reality Server. He serves as a Trustee of Singularity University. Mr. Kowalski holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's Degree in Computer Science both from Cornell University.

Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President Impact on Engineering Department's Culture

Jeffrey M. Kowalski holds the highest position within the Engineering department at Autodesk — Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Engineering department. The average employee described daily life within the Engineering department as a Moderately paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Autodesk's Engineering department are invested in Autodesk's goals, and feel as though there is not space for career growth.

Answer	Percent
Yes	86%
No	14%

Are you challenged at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	60%
No	40%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	71%
No	29%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Positive	86%
Negative	14%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Great	0%
Good	67%
Average	16%
Poor	17%
Horrible	0%

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Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Autodesk Employees

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20%

Autodesk's Executive Team scores in the Top 20%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

69% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Tenure - Over 10 Years 91/100

Department - Customer Success 90/100

Department - Sales 85/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Department - IT 59/100

Experience - 6 to 10 Years 59/100

Department - Design 63/100

Autodesk's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 292 ratings, Autodesk's employees are satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “B+” or 73/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the Customer Success department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the IT department.

Autodesk's Executive Team ranks in the Top 40% of other companies in San Francisco and Top 20% of other companies on Comparably that also have 5,001-10,000 Employees.

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