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

quality good fine almost perfect

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

It's the thought that i have made a great and positive impact to the business and that i have represented my team well

- RingCentral Employee
4

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

- Alorica Employee
5
Chris Caldwell - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/36759/companies/36759/logo_1713812401261.jpg CEO
Concentrix

They are approachable, supportive, and open to communication. They genuinely value feedback from employees and work hard to create a collaborative environment. Working from India, I can truly feel this culture of inclusiveness.

- Concentrix 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

Supportive and solution oriented approach

- Sunrun Employee
8
Marc Benioff - https://cdn.comparably.com/27498330/l/salesforce-logo.png CEO
Salesforce

Working and spending time with my office co-workers drives me to work more effectively.

- Salesforce Employee
9

great sources of historical company and industry knowledge

- 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 great people I work with

- Workday Employee
13

Being able to contribute daily

- 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 CEO is funny and keeps it real. You can say hi and shake their hand in the halls

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

The overall package is well-rounded rather than just base salary, but the best benefit by far is a lot of flexibility on when and where to work. That's both a great financial, but more importantly a quality of life benefit.

- Meltwater Employee
20

Helping people hear better and improve their quality of life

- Eargo Employee
21

The oeople that I worknwith

- LinkedIn Employee
22

There are many meetings to attend, some of them are not very useful and could be replaced for an email. Some others seem to be poorly planned or just to accomplish a requirement

- Globant Employee
23

Solving interesting problems and working with great people.

- Chegg Employee
24
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
25

Strong, consistent communication and being accessible to all staff.

- Esri Employee
26
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
27
Anji Reddy Maram - https://cdn.comparably.com/27323590/l/75159_logo_criticalriver-in.png CEO
CRITICALRIVER INC.

Everybody is approachable and willing to share their knowledge, which creates a supportive environment where ideas are welcomed, and individual contributions are valued.

- CRITICALRIVER INC. Employee
28

They are transparent about the direction of the company

- GoodLeap Employee
29
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
30
Tom Schoenherr - https://cdn.comparably.com/27276441/l/328905_logo_ambry-genetics.png CEO
Ambry Genetics

Openness to feedback from employees

- Ambry Genetics Employee
31
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
32

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

- Sitecore Employee
33
Hirokazu Hamada - https://cdn.comparably.com/27370149/l/88770_logo_anritsu.png CEO
Anritsu Company

We have a great employees

- Anritsu Company Employee
34
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
35

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
36

When I'm not being stressed out by leadership

- Red Bull Employee
37
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
38
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
39
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
40

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

- 6sense Employee
41
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
42

amazing, caring, hardworking employees who are customer focused

- Intuit Employee
43

Great benefits. Unmatchable in the industry

- NVIDIA Employee
44

they are very pragmatic and not short-term oriented

- Autodesk Employee
45
Tom Boyle - https://cdn.comparably.com/27324008/l/163878_logo_public-storage.png CEO
Public Storage

They all have clear strategic plans for the buisness and are transparent about it.

- Public Storage Employee
46
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
47

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

- Netflix Employee
48

Getting involved in deals when asked

- Egnyte Employee
49

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

- Kantata Employee
50

Our leadership fosters a culture of open communication.

- indinero Employee
51

Openness, honesty and they treat us with respect

- Carbon Employee
52
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
53
Michael Naylor - https://cdn.comparably.com/27415867/l/759857_logo_pkl-services.png CEO
PKL Services

The ability to work well with each other to accomplish daily tasking.

- PKL Services Employee
54

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

- Elastic Employee
55
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
56

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

- Scopely Employee
57

Transparency and the culture they developed

- Branch Employee
58

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

- AMD Employee
59
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
60
Mark Clemens - https://cdn.comparably.com/27590257/l/528171_logo_golden-hippo.png CEO
Golden Hippo

Weekly communication and transparency on company performance is a big plus. They seem to seek out and genuinely value input from our different teams, and have made a point of celebrating AND rewarding wins on a regular basis.

- Golden Hippo Employee
61
Mitesh Gala - https://cdn.comparably.com/26780924/l/87377_logo_altametrics.png CEO
Altametrics

I enjoy working with talented colleagues who are always willing to help.

- Altametrics Employee
62
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
63
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
64
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
65

Working on interesting technical challenges

- Airbnb Employee
66

Proper planning and executing that plan

- Infrrd Employee
67

The projesta that we are involved

- Avenue Code Employee
68
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
69
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
70
Raj De Datta - https://cdn.comparably.com/27202793/l/37195_logo_bloomreach.png CEO
Bloomreach

Competitive salary along with equity

- Bloomreach Employee
71

Team work willingness to learn

- UST Global Employee
72
John Agwunobi - https://cdn.comparably.com/27606256/l/38741/company_logo_38741.png CEO
Herbalife

Unbelievable health education and team work

- Herbalife Employee
73
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
74

Salary and a free lunch

- Navan 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
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
79

Above average compensation compared to other companies

- Atlassian Employee
80

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

- 8x8 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

Good products, reputable business practices

- Sony Employee
84

The people who I work with.

- Pipefy Employee
85

The time mangamentand interactions with them

- Remote Employee
86

The compassion kindness And support always willing to hwlp

- Equinix Employee
87
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
88

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

- GitLab Employee
89
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
90
Jan Swartz - https://cdn.comparably.com/26396331/l/35055/logo.jpg CEO
Princess Cruises

The support they offer for you to grow

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

The culture of the company is amazing, the team really cares about each other.

- Barracuda Networks Employee
94

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

- Illumina Employee
95

we can work remotely most of the time

- HPE Employee
96

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
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