In the Top 5% of 1338 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 15% of 913 Nearby Companies in San Francisco
3rd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably
Dr. Aart J. de Geus is a co-founder of Synopsys, Inc., and serves as its Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer. Since 1986, Dr. de Geus has held various positions at Synopsys, including President, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Marketing, and has served as a member of its board of directors. From 1982 to 1986, Dr. de Geus was employed by the General Electric Company, a global infrastructure, finance and media company, where he was the Manager of the Advanced Computer-Aided Engineering Group. He has been an Independent Director of Applied Materials, Inc. since July 24, 2007.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Synopsys Inc.
Based on 90 ratings, Aart J. de Geus ranks right below Atrenta's CEO, Ajoy Bose.
Synopsys Inc's CEO is highly regarded by employees who have been at the company Over 10 Years and employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years. However, the Product department, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, 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.
Synopsys Inc ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for CEO Rating Score.
Synopsys Inc ranks in the Top 15% of other companies in San Francisco for CEO Rating Score.