Top CEOs to Work For in California

What makes for a great Chief Executive Officer? The best CEOs are noble public faces for their company’s successes and failures, captains of industry, accessible to all employees within reason, and just as concerned with their workers’ lives as they are with the bottom line. They have to balance shareholder demands while still running their company in an ethical way.

These CEOs in California were rated as the best by their own employees on Comparably. This means they are well-regarded for their leadership style and their effectiveness in the role. As a boss, it’s always easy to run afoul of employees’ good will, so these ratings mean quite a lot.

The list that follows is a live leaderboard of the top CEOs in the area based on current employees’ ratings and reviews. Companies are ranked based on their all time ratings and the ranking can change as employees leave new ratings and reviews.

Top Rated CEOs
Rank Company Details
1

Great amazing marvelous awesome, grateful

- Google Employee
2
Ian Jackson - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/116198/companies/116198/logo_1688646109761.jpg CEO
Enshored

They're eager to help others

- Enshored Employee
3
Vladimir Shmunis - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/30975/companies/30975/logo_1697585219291.jpg CEO
RingCentral

Good talents, good working culture.

- RingCentral Employee
4

The other agents and the coaches are amazing! They make a great community

- Alorica Employee
5

collaboration, communication, be who you are.

- Globant Employee
6
Sassine Ghazi - https://cdn.comparably.com/24749373/l/30263/company_logo_30263.png CEO
Synopsys Inc

ANNUAL Leave and medical cover

- Synopsys Inc Employee
7
Chris Caldwell - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/36759/companies/36759/logo_1713812401261.jpg CEO
Concentrix

Medical Health package is a Plus

- Concentrix Employee
8

Supportive and solution oriented approach

- Sunrun Employee
9

Free Cab Facility and Food

- Calix Employee
10

Team Leaders always supportive to team members

- Encora Employee
11

They're clear about the direction of the company, our goals, and what we are doing to accomplish them.

- Adobe Employee
12

The breadth of knowledge and experience that they bring.

- Workday Employee
13

Seeing my team members being recognized for their work

- Cisco Employee
14

Positive environment and team support ,

- Rahi Employee
15

Honestly, driving around being able to operate a vehicle make other peoples days

- Uber Employee
16
Roger Wells - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/822386/companies/822386/logo_1762215374416.jpg CEO
AEVEX Aerospace

My salary, 401k, and insurance

- AEVEX Aerospace Employee
17
Mike Rosenbaum - https://cdn.comparably.com/27606788/l/127017_logo_guidewire-software.png CEO
Guidewire Software

some of the people I work with

- Guidewire Software Employee
18
Nikesh Arora - https://cdn.comparably.com/27444803/l/28556_logo_palo-alto-networks.png CEO
Palo Alto Networks

The team is very capable and I find my coworkers dependable.

- Palo Alto Networks Employee
19
John Box - https://cdn.comparably.com/27267636/l/39633_logo_meltwater.png CEO
Meltwater

The flexibility and autonomy it offers, which allows me to maintain a great work-life balance and stay highly productive.

- Meltwater Employee
20

Helping people hear better and improve their quality of life

- Eargo Employee
21

The oeople that I worknwith

- LinkedIn Employee
22

Solving interesting problems and working with great people.

- Chegg Employee
23
Nirav Tolia - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/30740/companies/30740/logo_1752598149705.jpg CEO
Nextdoor

Very down to earth, willing to talk to anyone in the company, welcoming to new people like me

- Nextdoor Employee
24
Himanshu Palsule - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/7690_logo_cornerstoneondemand.png CEO
Cornerstone OnDemand

Great working culture and work life balance

- Cornerstone OnDemand Employee
25

They are transparent about the direction of the company

- GoodLeap Employee
26
Anji Reddy Maram - https://cdn.comparably.com/27323590/l/75159_logo_criticalriver-in.png CEO
CRITICALRIVER INC.

The good work relationship with my customers who value my results and provide great feedback on it

- CRITICALRIVER INC. Employee
27
Lynsi Snyder - https://cdn.comparably.com/27606212/l/133179/133179_logo_in-n-out-burger.png CEO
In-N-Out Burger

Seeing the little kids have a fun itme with hats, stickers, puzzle books plus the fries and sometimmes milkshaked. The "grandpa" in me reslly comes out when serving kids and helping frazzled patents.

- In-N-Out Burger Employee
28

ESRI's leadership has made it their mission to put employees first. By doing this, employees like me feel good about coming to work and pushing the company's goals forward. We will do what it takes to take care of an organization that is taking care of us.

- Esri Employee
29
Tom Schoenherr - https://cdn.comparably.com/27276441/l/328905_logo_ambry-genetics.png CEO
Ambry Genetics

Openness to feedback from employees

- Ambry Genetics Employee
30
Damian Eales - https://cdn.comparably.com/27535881/l/17706_logo_realtor-com.png CEO
Realtor.com

they put us first as a person than an employee

- Realtor.com Employee
31

Sitecore has a diverse leadership team with a great expertise in Digital Experience.

- Sitecore Employee
32
Hirokazu Hamada - https://cdn.comparably.com/27370149/l/88770_logo_anritsu.png CEO
Anritsu Company

We have a great employees

- Anritsu Company Employee
33
Tomer Weingarten - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/298276/companies/298276/logo_1710946148891.jpg CEO
SentinelOne

Clear communication of business strategy and path, they are people first, truly care about your growth.

- SentinelOne Employee
34

Our leaders display remarkable candor considering their experience levels. All leaders are humble, and are always open to varying opinions regardless of what level they're coming from.

- Fivetran Employee
35
Brady Brim-DeForest - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/34640/companies/34640/logo_1721848230766.jpg CEO
Formula.Monks

Everyone super collaborative and outgoing. Im new to the team and love how down to earth everyone is.

- Formula.Monks Employee
36

When I'm not being stressed out by leadership

- Red Bull Employee
37
Giuseppe Incitti - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/498140_logo_sitetracker.png CEO
Sitetracker

The cash component is similar to that of product companies, while the benefits and overall structure resemble those of service-based companies.

- Sitetracker Employee
38
Steve Bilt - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/301240/companies/301240/logo_1752584915936.jpg CEO
Smile Brands

Their openness in communicating company goals and wins and losses; their inclusivity companywide; and feedback with the opportunity to grow and own your functions.

- Smile Brands Employee
39

They are transparent, caring and committed to the success of the company.

- 6sense Employee
40
Jayshree Ullal - https://cdn.comparably.com/27375346/l/63822/63822_logo_arista-networks.png CEO
Arista Networks

Wiliness to jump in and assist and direct.

- Arista Networks Employee
41

health insurance and well being perk

- Intuit Employee
42

Great benefits. Unmatchable in the industry

- NVIDIA Employee
43

they are very pragmatic and not short-term oriented

- Autodesk Employee
44

i'm doing what I love and what i'm good at

- Netflix Employee
45
Bill McDermott - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/46466/companies/46466/logo_1663193523522.jpg CEO
ServiceNow

Everyone is in it working hard for the company

- ServiceNow Employee
46

They're willing to meet with even low level employees and are open to criticism and feedback

- Egnyte Employee
47

I absolutely love the work I do. It's fulfilling.

- Kantata Employee
48

Our leadership fosters a culture of open communication.

- indinero Employee
49

Openness, honesty and they treat us with respect

- Carbon Employee
50
Dr. Young Hyun Jun - https://cdn.comparably.com/27637893/l/838481_logo_samsung-semiconductor-inc.png CEO
Samsung Semiconductor Inc (US)

They share a clear vision and navigate inputs from DSK

- Samsung Semiconductor Inc (US) Employee
51

They show they care about their team with the decisions they make.

- Elastic Employee
52
Michael Naylor - https://cdn.comparably.com/27415867/l/759857_logo_pkl-services.png CEO
PKL Services

Persistence for daily drive and completion

- PKL Services Employee
53
Chris Rogers - https://cdn.comparably.com/27474746/l/31220_logo_instacart.png CEO
Instacart

Transparency and open door policy. Gives us the tools, trust and guidance to do our best work and meet ambitious company / industry goals

- Instacart Employee
54

Seeing that my work bears fruit and that others are happy with what I do.

- Scopely Employee
55
Tom Boyle - https://cdn.comparably.com/27324008/l/163878_logo_public-storage.png CEO
Public Storage

No comment at this time

- Public Storage Employee
56

Transparency and the culture they developed

- Branch Employee
57

honestly, not much. i used to be a lot more happy. i've been pretty unhappy for years now.

- AMD Employee
58
Eric Johnson - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/74294/companies/74294/logo_1686861543810.jpg CEO
SurveyMonkey

Kind when they are not staying past hours and taking all the leads

- SurveyMonkey Employee
59
Mark Clemens - https://cdn.comparably.com/27590257/l/528171_logo_golden-hippo.png CEO
Golden Hippo

The executive always makes sure they're open to feedback from every level of the company. This feedback is often public, meaning the executive team has very visible accountability and action.

- Golden Hippo Employee
60
Mitesh Gala - https://cdn.comparably.com/26780924/l/87377_logo_altametrics.png CEO
Altametrics

The chance to learn and grow in my role keeps me motivated and content.

- Altametrics Employee
61
Ian Siegel - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/zip-recruiter-logo.png CEO
ZipRecruiter

They're incredibly down to earth. I separately ran into both my our CEO, Ian, and CFO, Tim, in one of our office kitchens while getting coffee. Both introduced themselves to me first, asked me how I was liking the company and my work, and really cared about my experience so far!

- ZipRecruiter Employee
62
Eran Gilad - https://cdn.comparably.com/27260510/l/751950_logo_fuel-cycle.png CEO
Fuel Cycle

Grast culture and they care deeply about their enployees.

- Fuel Cycle Employee
63
Chet Kapoor - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/71081/companies/71081/logo_1748432408569.jpg CEO
DataStax

They are brutally efficient at running our company.

- DataStax Employee
64

Working on interesting technical challenges

- Airbnb Employee
65

Proper planning and executing that plan

- Infrrd Employee
66

The projesta that we are involved

- Avenue Code Employee
67
Carl Delia - https://cdn.comparably.com/27609057/l/115693/company_logo_115693.png CEO
Emser Tile

Experienced team with strong industry knowledge

- Emser Tile Employee
68
Kenneth Lin - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/25345/25345_logo_credit-karma.png CEO
Credit Karma

Salary and equity share price

- Credit Karma Employee
69
Raj De Datta - https://cdn.comparably.com/27202793/l/37195_logo_bloomreach.png CEO
Bloomreach

Competitive salary along with equity

- Bloomreach Employee
70
John Agwunobi - https://cdn.comparably.com/27606256/l/38741/company_logo_38741.png CEO
Herbalife

Unbelievable health education and team work

- Herbalife Employee
71

Team work willingness to learn

- UST Global Employee
72
Howard Brown - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/294330_logo_revenue.png CEO
Revenue.io

I feel they are very transparent when things are going well and when they are not.

- Revenue.io Employee
73

Salary and a free lunch

- Navan Employee
74

Healthcare benefit is quite fair

- Genentech Employee
75

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- Block Employee
76

Their honesty, transparency and candor

- Algolia Employee
77

friendly, professional, helpful and open-minded

- HP Inc. Employee
78

I feel they are as transparent as they can possibly be.

- 8x8 Employee
79
Amir Erez - https://cdn.comparably.com/27494815/l/624486_logo_cedar-financial.png CEO
Cedar Financial

I feel like I contribute to the overall goal.

- Cedar Financial Employee
80

Above average compensation compared to other companies

- Atlassian Employee
81

love collaborating with the team, problem solving

- People.ai Employee
82
 - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/498387/companies/498387/logo_1709917819844.jpg CEO
Skin Laundry

hard at work to make important changes for the people culture here. enthusiatic about their job and testifies genuine joy and satisfaction.

- Skin Laundry Employee
83

exceptional leadership and communication skills

- Sony Employee
84

The people who I work with.

- Pipefy Employee
85

Collaborative and supportive to company goals

- Remote Employee
86
William J. Tessar - https://cdn.comparably.com/27500734/l/823867_logo_civic-financial-services.png CEO
Civic Financial Services

They care, and are just so inspiring!

- Civic Financial Services Employee
87

The compassion kindness And support always willing to hwlp

- Equinix Employee
88
Daniel Rangel - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/837117/companies/837117/logo_1675291718206.jpg CEO
GGA Solutions

My coworkers make my day a bit better

- GGA Solutions Employee
89

Some of the people are wonderful. The fact that the software is open source is great.

- GitLab Employee
90
Jan Swartz - https://cdn.comparably.com/26396331/l/35055/logo.jpg CEO
Princess Cruises

Teammates experience attitude professional knowledge

- Princess Cruises Employee
91

My immediate team is amazing.

- Nylas Employee
92
 - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/138055/logo.jpg CEO
Keysight Technologies

respect for the individual contributer

- Keysight Technologies Employee
93

They try to offer fun events to interact with people all over campus

- Illumina Employee
94

we can work remotely most of the time

- HPE Employee
95

Health benefits are good. lack of a 401k match is horrible.. And the last round of layoffs came with almost zero severance so that's not even in the picture.

- Virtana Employee
96
Rohit Ghai - https://cdn.comparably.com/27480397/l/93137_logo_barracuda-networks.png CEO
Barracuda Networks

New initiatives like AI Dev Days and monthly all hands meeting.

- Barracuda Networks Employee
97
Yuri Pikover - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/313500_logo_transcribeme.png CEO
TranscribeMe

Good somehow they are supportive

- TranscribeMe Employee
98
Ara Mahdessian - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/385883/company_logo_385883.png CEO
ServiceTitan Inc.

Working with other team members

- ServiceTitan Inc. Employee
99
Mike Perry - https://cdn.comparably.com/27580186/l/947570_logo_san-joaquin-valley-college-12864.png CEO
San Joaquin Valley College

I feel like my manager coaches and builds us as a team. She motivates us in a way that inspires confidence and drive. Opportunity is given to grow and master my skill set.

- San Joaquin Valley College Employee
100

Bringing value to our clients through the products we build

- HG Insights Employee