


Employees at Telesign rank Joe Burton in the Top 30% of CEOs in Los Angeles. Similarly, employees at Twilio Inc. rank Jeff Lawson in the Top 25% of CEOs in San Francisco. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

CEO of Telesign
BIO: 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.

CEO of Twilio Inc.
BIO: Mr. Jeff Lawson co-founded Twilio, Inc. in 2008 and has been its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since November 2015 and April 2008 respectively. Mr. Lawson serves as an Advisor at Homebrew Management LLC. Prior to Twilio, he was Founder and served as Chief Technology Officer of NineStar, Founding Chief Technology Officer of Stubhub.com and Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer of Versity. Mr. Lawson is a serial inventor with over 15 years of entrepreneurial and product experience. He has held several founding executive roles at Nine Start, Stubhub and Versity. In addition, he was one of the original product managers for Amazon Web Services. He identified the fundamental need for a communications platform that would enable developers and enterprises of all sizes to easily build the communications solutions that meet the specific needs of their business. He has been a Director of Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association - The Wireless Association since January 1, 2015. He has been a Director of Twilio, Inc. since April 2008. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science & Film/Video from University of Michigan.

Women at Telesign rated their CEO an A-

Women at Twilio Inc. rated their CEO a B-

Diverse Employees at Telesign rated their CEO an A+

Diverse Employees at Twilio Inc. rated their CEO a B




At Telesign, employees in the Marketing department rate Joe Burton the highest. According to employees, Joe Burton's ability to drive business results is Excellent. At Twilio Inc., the Sales department's employees rate their CEO highest. And, 60% of Twilio Inc. employees approve of their CEO's management style.