


Employees at New Relic rank Ashan Willy in the Top 20% of CEOs in San Francisco. Comparatively, employees at SolarWinds rank Sudhakar Ramakrishna in the Bottom 35% of CEOs in Austin. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

CEO of New Relic
BIO: Ashan Willy is the Chief Executive Officer of New Relic, where he leverages over 25 years of high-tech leadership experience to drive innovation in modern observability. Since joining in 2023, he has focused on scaling the company’s platform and building trusted customer relationships through data-driven strategies. Willy previously served as CEO of Proofpoint, leading significant growth in the cybersecurity sector, and held senior leadership roles at Polycom, Juniper Networks, and Cisco. He holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from McMaster University.

CEO of SolarWinds
BIO: Sudhakar Ramakrishna has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SolarWinds since January 2021. He is a global technology leader with 25 years of experience. Mr. Ramakrishna has held senior leadership roles at Pulse Secure, Citrix, Polycom, Inc., Motorola, Inc., 3Com Corporation and U.S. Robotics. Mr. Ramakrishna earned a master’s degree in computer science from Kansas State University and a master’s of management degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Women at New Relic rated their CEO an A-

Women at SolarWinds rated their CEO a B

Diverse Employees at New Relic rated their CEO an A+

Diverse Employees at SolarWinds rated their CEO a D


At New Relic, employees in the Sales department rate Ashan Willy the highest. According to employees, Ashan Willy's ability to drive business results is Good. At SolarWinds, the HR department's employees rate their CEO highest. And, 20% of SolarWinds' employees approve of their CEO's management style.