Blue Bottle Coffee is a coffee roaster and retailer that operates cafes and a mobile farmers market cart in California. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 68

TOTAL RATINGS: 619

CEO: James Freeman

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James Freeman Blue Bottle Coffee CEO Rating

Blue Bottle Coffee's CEO, James Freeman, has 49 employee ratings and a score of 50/100, placing them in the Bottom 5% of similar size companies on Comparably with 501-1,000 Employees and Bottom 5% of other companies in San Francisco. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that males at Blue Bottle Coffee rate James Freeman higher than females, giving the CEO a score of 73/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Blue Bottle Coffee's CEO Rating

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In the Bottom 5% of 1832 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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In the Bottom 5% of 932 Nearby Companies in San Francisco
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3rd place versus 3 competitors rated on Comparably

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Blue Bottle Coffee CEO James Freeman Bio

James Freeman serves as the CEO / President of Blue Bottle Coffee.

Who Ranks Blue Bottle Coffee's CEO Rating the Highest?

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 77/100

Gender - Male 73/100

Experience - Over 10 Years 65/100

Who Ranks Blue Bottle Coffee's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Experience - 6 to 10 Years 27/100

Gender - Female 30/100

Ethnicity - Caucasian 59/100

Blue Bottle Coffee CEO James Freeman At a Glance

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

Based on 49 ratings, James Freeman ranks right below Whitbread's CEO, Alison Brittain.

Blue Bottle Coffee's CEO is highly regarded by employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years, Male employees, and employees with Over 10 Years experience. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, Female employees, and Caucasian employees 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.