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Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare. We believe that by working together with the communities we serve, we can shape human progress to go further, happen faster, and benefit all. read more

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TOTAL RATINGS: 94278

CEO: Kumsal Bayazit

Kumsal Bayazit Elsevier CEO Rating

Elsevier's CEO, Kumsal Bayazit, has 3257 employee ratings and a score of 91/100, placing them in the Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees and Top 5% of other companies in New York. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that females at Elsevier rate Kumsal Bayazit higher than non-binary employees, giving the CEO a score of 91/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Elsevier's CEO Rating

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Elsevier CEO Kumsal Bayazit Bio

As Chief Executive Officer, Kumsal Bayazit is a strong advocate of research and innovation, leading Elsevier’s 8,600 people in their mission to help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society.

Kumsal joined Elsevier as CEO in February 2019 from Elsevier’s parent company, RELX, an R&D-driven FTSE 20 company and global provider of information-based analytics, data services and decision tools. Since 2004, Kumsal has held multiple management positions in the Exhibitions, Legal and Risk divisions, including as Chief Strategy Officer of RELX. Kumsal also chairs the Technology Forum at RELX responsible for technology, risk management and cyber security strategy across RELX, and oversees the coordination of 9,000 technologists and data scientists.

Prior to joining RELX, she spent several years at Bain & Company in their New York, Los Angeles, Johannesburg and Sydney offices. Kumsal earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Economics with honours.

Who Ranks Elsevier's CEO Rating the Highest?

Ethnicity - Native American 96/100

Department - Legal 95/100

Department - Engineering 92/100

Who Ranks Elsevier's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Gender - Non-Binary 78/100

Department - Communications 88/100

Department - Product 89/100

Elsevier CEO Kumsal Bayazit At a Glance

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

Based on 3257 ratings, Kumsal Bayazit ranks right above Clarivate's CEO, Jerre Stead.

Elsevier's CEO is highly regarded by Native American employees, the Legal department, and the Engineering department. However, Non-Binary employees, the Communications department, and the Product 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.