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EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 112

TOTAL RATINGS: 1139

CEO: Matt Mullenweg

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Matt Mullenweg Automattic CEO Rating

Automattic's CEO, Matt Mullenweg, has 92 employee ratings and a score of 78/100, placing them in the Top 10% of similar size companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees and Top 20% of other companies in San Francisco. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that females at Automattic rate Matt Mullenweg higher than males, giving the CEO a score of 86/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Automattic's CEO Rating

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In the Top 10% of 2126 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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In the Top 20% of 932 Nearby Companies in San Francisco
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2nd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Bio

Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic, Inc., and a founding developer of WordPress, the Open Source software used by over 40% of the web.

Who Ranks Automattic's CEO Rating the Highest?

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 100/100

Ethnicity - Other 93/100

Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 88/100

Who Ranks Automattic's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Experience - 3 to 6 Years 65/100

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 65/100

Department - Engineering 79/100

Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Automattic.

Based on 92 ratings, Matt Mullenweg ranks right below Wix.com's CEO, Avishai Abrahami.

Automattic's CEO is highly regarded by employees who have been at the company Less than 1 Year and Hispanic or Latino employees. However, employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years, and the Engineering department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.