

In the Top 5% of 2013 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 5% of 932 Nearby Companies in San Francisco
1st place versus 2 competitors rated on Comparably
Gleb Budman is a co-founder and has served as our chief executive officer since 2007, guiding the business from its inception in a Palo Alto apartment to a company serving customers in more than 175 countries with over an exabyte of data under management. Gleb has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2009 and as chairperson since January 2021. Prior to Backblaze, Gleb was the senior director of product management at SonicWall and the vice president of products at MailFrontier, which was acquired by SonicWall. Before that, he served in a senior position at Kendara, which was acquired by Excite@Home, and previously founded and successfully exited two other startup companies. Gleb earned a M.B.A. and B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University fo California, Berkeley.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Backblaze.
Based on 132 ratings, Gleb Budman ranks right above Mozy's CEO.
Backblaze's CEO is highly regarded by the Marketing department, the Operations department, and the Customer Support department. However, the Sales department, employees with 1 to 3 Years experience, and employees with 3 to 6 Years experience 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.
Backblaze ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
Backblaze ranks in the Top 5% of other companies in San Francisco for CEO Rating Score.
