TriNet Claimed Company

TriNet (NYSE: TNET) is a professional employer organization that provides small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry. To free SMBs from HR complexities, TriNet offers access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation and compliance, payroll and real-time technology. From Main Street to Wall Street, TriNet empowers SMBs to focus on what matters most—growing their business. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 47

TOTAL RATINGS: 785

CEO: Burton Goldfield

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Burton Goldfield TriNet CEO Rating

TriNet's CEO, Burton Goldfield, has 46 employee ratings and a score of 77/100, placing them in the Top 15% of similar size companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees and Top 25% 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 TriNet rate Burton Goldfield higher than females, giving the CEO a score of 84/100.

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Where This Score Ranks TriNet's CEO Rating

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In the Top 15% of 2126 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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In the Top 25% of 932 Nearby Companies in San Francisco
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TriNet CEO Burton Goldfield Bio

Since 2008, Burton M. Goldfield has served as President and CEO of TriNet. With more than 25 years of experience in sales, operational, and technology leadership roles, he is known for driving product innovation and business growth.

Burton has transformed the company into a leading cloud-based HR provider and Professional Employer Organization. TriNet’s net revenue has more than quadrupled during his tenure. To expand TriNet’s market reach and strengthen the company’s ability to serve more clients than ever before, Burton led the company to acquire Gevity, AccordHR, SOI, ExpenseCloud and Ambrose. One of the outcomes of TriNet’s growth was an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in March 2014 followed by a secondary offering in September 2014. TriNet is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TNET.

Prior to TriNet, Burton was CEO at Ketera Technologies, a Santa Clara-based SaaS provider to FORTUNE 2000 companies. Before that, Burton served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations at Hyperion Solutions Corporation and Vice President of Worldwide Sales for IBM Corporation’s Rational Software division.

Burton earned a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Syracuse University and an M.B.A. from Villanova University. The San Francisco Business Times has named him a Most Admired CEO.

Who Ranks TriNet's CEO Rating the Highest?

Experience - 3 to 6 Years 93/100

Department - Sales 91/100

Department - HR 87/100

Who Ranks TriNet's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Department - Engineering 68/100

Gender - Female 79/100

Experience - Over 10 Years 80/100

TriNet CEO Burton Goldfield At a Glance

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

Based on 46 ratings, Burton Goldfield ranks right below ADP's CEO, Maria Black.

TriNet's CEO is highly regarded by employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, the Sales department, and the HR department. However, the Engineering department, Female employees, and employees with Over 10 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.