

In the Top 25% of 2013 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
In the Top 30% of 403 Nearby Companies in Los Angeles
4th place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably
Joseph Burton is the CEO of Telesign. Before Telesign, he served as CEO of Plantronics (now Poly) from 2016 to 2020, after joining the company in 2011 as Chief Technical Officer and then serving as Chief Commercial Officer. He started his career in 1990 as a software engineer, was acquired into Cisco in 2001 and served as Cisco's CTO for Unified Communications until 2010. Burton specializes in digital transformation, growth acceleration, corporate and go-to-market strategies, and has extensive expertise in technology and product development.
He was most recently a Senior Advisor to the management consulting company McKinsey & Company. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems and completed the Stanford Executive program at Stanford University.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Telesign.
Based on 35 ratings, Joe Burton ranks right below SafeNet's CEO, Prakash Panjwani.
Telesign's CEO is highly regarded by Hispanic or Latino employees, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, and the Sales department. However, employees with 1 to 3 Years experience, the Engineering department, 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.
Telesign ranks in the Top 25% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
Telesign ranks in the Top 30% of other companies in Los Angeles for CEO Rating Score.
