Top CEOs to Work For in San Francisco

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 San Francisco 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
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
3
Sassine Ghazi - https://cdn.comparably.com/24749373/l/30263/company_logo_30263.png CEO
Synopsys Inc

ANNUAL Leave and medical cover

- Synopsys Inc Employee
4
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
5

Supportive and solution oriented approach

- Sunrun Employee
6

Calix values it's employees. Love the worklife balance along with competitive pay. It shows they value talent! It feel like an elite job that not everyone can get.

- Calix Employee
7

Team Leaders always supportive to team members

- Encora Employee
8

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

- Adobe Employee
9

Feeling like I am making a difference

- Workday Employee
10

Seeing my team members being recognized for their work

- Cisco Employee
11

Positive environment and team support ,

- Rahi Employee
12

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

- Uber Employee
13
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
14
Nikesh Arora - https://cdn.comparably.com/27444803/l/28556_logo_palo-alto-networks.png CEO
Palo Alto Networks

Snacks, fun events, moments to connect with other humans

- Palo Alto Networks Employee
15
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
16

Helping people hear better and improve their quality of life

- Eargo Employee
17

The oeople that I worknwith

- LinkedIn Employee
18

Solving interesting problems and working with great people.

- Chegg Employee
19

Mediclaim, ESoPs, Flexi benefits and the STB

- Globant Employee
20
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
21
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
22
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
23

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

- Sitecore Employee
24
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
25

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
26
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
27

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

- 6sense Employee
28
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
29

health insurance and well being perk

- Intuit Employee
30

Great benefits. Unmatchable in the industry

- NVIDIA Employee
31

they are very pragmatic and not short-term oriented

- Autodesk Employee
32

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

- Netflix Employee
33
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
34

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

- Egnyte Employee
35

Openness, honesty and they treat us with respect

- Carbon Employee
36
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
37

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

- Elastic Employee
38
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
39

Transparency and the culture they developed

- Branch Employee
40

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

- AMD Employee
41
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
42
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
43

Working on interesting technical challenges

- Airbnb Employee
44

Proper planning and executing that plan

- Infrrd Employee
45

The projesta that we are involved

- Avenue Code Employee
46
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
47
Raj De Datta - https://cdn.comparably.com/27202793/l/37195_logo_bloomreach.png CEO
Bloomreach

Competitive salary along with equity

- Bloomreach Employee
48

Salary and a free lunch

- Navan Employee
49

Healthcare benefit is quite fair

- Genentech Employee
50

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- Block Employee
51

Their honesty, transparency and candor

- Algolia Employee
52

friendly, professional, helpful and open-minded

- HP Inc. Employee
53

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

- 8x8 Employee
54

Above average compensation compared to other companies

- Atlassian Employee
55

love collaborating with the team, problem solving

- People.ai Employee
56

exceptional leadership and communication skills

- Sony Employee
57

The people who I work with.

- Pipefy Employee
58

Collaborative and supportive to company goals

- Remote Employee
59

The compassion kindness And support always willing to hwlp

- Equinix Employee
60

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

- GitLab Employee
61

My immediate team is amazing.

- Nylas Employee
62
 - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/138055/logo.jpg CEO
Keysight Technologies

respect for the individual contributer

- Keysight Technologies Employee
63

we can work remotely most of the time

- HPE Employee
64

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
65
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
66
Yuri Pikover - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/313500_logo_transcribeme.png CEO
TranscribeMe

Good somehow they are supportive

- TranscribeMe Employee
67

Autonomy, remote work, and benefits

- Nutanix Employee
68
Rob Bernshteyn - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/29397_logo_coupa-software.png CEO
Coupa Software

The culture and environment at my company was the best

- Coupa Software Employee
69

working with so many badass women

- Strava Employee
70
Apu Pavithran - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/837613_logo_mitsogo-inc.png CEO
Mitsogo Inc

The people are in the same boat, frustrated with the company.

- Mitsogo Inc Employee
71

great team, super helpful and collaborative

- Stampli Employee
72

They are engaged and genuine.

- 2K Employee
73
Mike McMullen - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/85975/logo.jpg CEO
Agilent Technologies

depend on the country you work in

- Agilent Technologies Employee
74
Gene Berdichevsky - https://cdn.comparably.com/27546790/l/646824_logo_sila-nanotechnologies-14062.png CEO
Sila Nanotechnologies

They set ambitious goals and try to keep the company informed about our strategy and progress on a regular basis.

- Sila Nanotechnologies Employee
75
Doug Dennerline - https://cdn.comparably.com/27529676/l/15817_logo_betterworks.png CEO
Betterworks

Excited about the work I am doing, work with great coworkers, having a big impact, drive success of the product and the organization.

- Betterworks Employee
76

Happy customers, exciting new projects to work on

- Birdeye Employee
77

The people we work with

- Lever Employee
78

Individuality is welcomed but product team is first

- BILL Employee
79

Clear vision and drive while having a humane approach to manage and take care of workforce.

- EdCast Employee
80

We have a very transparent leadership team.

- GRAIL Employee
81
Rami Rahim - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/27700/27700_logo_juniper-networks.png CEO
Juniper Networks

Total compensation including base salary

- Juniper Networks Employee
82
John Beatty - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/369571_logo_clover-network.png CEO
Clover Network

This one is tricky, i'm not thrilled with my benefits but management knows and are working on it. I have a feeling that it's going to get a bit better next year, and i'm not stressed about it. Oh, unlimited time off! And we shut down from Xmas to NYE.

- Clover Network Employee
83

The encouragement to be part of different projects beyond the responsibilities we are hire for. The efforts in planting a culture of engagement, strong relations to help each other succeed in our goals as departments and as an org as a whole

- Sysdig Employee
84
Sameer Kishore - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/73252/companies/73252/logo_1703017688790.jpg CEO
Milestone Technologies, Inc.

Vision Value and Growth are perfectly set

- Milestone Technologies, Inc. Employee
85
Marc Tessier-Lavigne - https://cdn.comparably.com/27313986/l/48649_logo_stanford-university.png CEO
Stanford University

Accountability of Managers. Also, define Manager in the question

- Stanford University Employee
86

leading projects, achieving results and empowerment

- Logitech Employee
87

Open desk policy with friendly co workers.

- Mindtickle Employee
88
Charlie Giancarlo - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/49261/logo.jpg CEO
Pure Storage

Hybrid work style and good compensation.

- Pure Storage Employee
89
Eric Yuan - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/326478/companies/326478/logo_1681852817753.jpg CEO
Zoom Video Communications

Serving my customers, teammates and other colleagues.

- Zoom Video Communications Employee
90
Todd Nightingale - https://cdn.comparably.com/29621451/l/39793/logo.jpg CEO
Cisco Meraki

learning and growing in the team

- Cisco Meraki Employee
91
Joel Hyatt - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/70939/companies/70939/logo_1724864146215.jpg CEO
Globality

Leadership is positive and committed.

- Globality Employee
92
RJ Pittman - https://cdn.comparably.com/27454840/l/145205_logo_matterport.png CEO
Matterport

They data led, always adapting, and have generally guided the company in the right direction.

- Matterport Employee
93
Simha Sadasiva - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/517755/companies/517755/logo_1686251314610.jpg CEO
Ushur, Inc

Honesty, Setting expectations, Empowering others to lead

- Ushur, Inc Employee
94

Leadership consistently demonstrates our core values, and motivates me to continuously improve. I can feel the genuine interest to drive successful habits and motions both for the company overall and for me as a valued member.

- Groove.co Employee
95

Knowing that we are providing opportunities to people around the globe irrespective of what star they are born under.

- Pebl Employee
96
Simeon Kohl - https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/upload.comparably.com/159322/companies/159322/logo_1671462125413.jpg CEO
Performant Healthcare Solutions

A committed group of executives who want to do right by the employees and deliver results for our customers. They are accessible and nice people who always try to do the right thing.

- Performant Healthcare Solutions Employee
97

fixable working hours and friendly manager

- Turing.com Employee
98
Shashank Samant - https://cdn.comparably.com/24749373/l/27107/logo.jpg CEO
GlobalLogic

low level of competence pov

- GlobalLogic Employee
99

Collaboration on multiple levels and driving toward the same goals

- Flexport Employee
100
Tiago Paiva - https://cdn.comparably.com/27507839/l/15481_logo_talkdesk.png CEO
Talkdesk

They are strategic and drive company results by keeping a high bar for talent and execution against our company goals

- Talkdesk Employee