Comparably’s Best CEOs for Women 2021 represents the top-ranked CEOs, as rated by female employees on Comparably.com in the previous 12 months (June 23, 2020-June 23, 2021). Based on 10 million ratings across 60,000 companies, the list is segmented by Top 50 CEOs of large companies (more than 500 employees) and Top 50 CEOs of small/mid-size businesses (less than 500 employees). Every CEO on the list is in the Top 5% of all CEOs rated by female employees. See below the lists for detailed methodology.
Top-Rated CEOs for Women: Large Companies
1 Shantanu Narayen Adobe San Jose, CA
2 Jeffrey Dailey Farmers Insurance Woodland Hills, CA
3 Leslie Stretch Medallia San Francisco, CA
4 Brian Halligan HubSpot Cambridge, MA
5 Sarah Friar Nextdoor San Francisco, CA
6 Vladimir Shmunis RingCentral Belmont, CA
7 John Foley Peloton New York, NY
8 Dan Rosensweig Chegg Santa Clara, CA
9 Satya Nadella Microsoft Redmond, WA
10 Kumsai Bayazit Elsevier New York, NY
11 Jim Loree Stanley Black & Decker New Britain, CT
12 Craig Boundy Experian Costa Mesa, CA
13 Annette Brüls Medela McHenry, IL
14 Robert G. Painter Trimble Sunnyvale, CA
15 Bert Bean Insight Global Atlanta, GA
16 Eric Yuan Zoom Video Communications San Jose, CA
17 Arvind Krishna IBM Armonk, NY
18 Pierre Naudé nCino Wilmington, NC
19 Tim Cook Apple Cupertino, CA
20 Chris Caldwell Concentrix Fremont, CA
21 Keith G. Myers LHC Group Lafayette, LA
22 Andrew Wang Beacon Hill Staffing Group Boston, MA
23 Amy Zupon Vertafore Denver, CO
24 Kenneth Lin Credit Karma Oakland, CA
25 Anne Wojcicki 23andMe Sunnyvale, CA
26 Bryce Maddock TaskUs Santa Monica, CA
27 Timothy Chi The Knot Worldwide Chevy Chase, MD
28 Robert Frist Jr. HealthStream Nashville, TN
29 Patrick Pacious Choice Hotels Rockville, MD
30 John Van Siclen Dynatrace Waltham, MA
31 Colin Shannon PRA Health Sciences Raleigh, NC
32 John Box Meltwater San Francisco, CA
33 Jennifer Scanlon UL Northbrook, IL
34 John Girard CIENCE Solana Beach, CA
35 Lisa Atherton Textron Systems Haslet, TX
36 Bradley Jacobs XPO Logistics Greenwich, CT
37 Mike Walsh LexisNexis Legal & Professional New York, NY
38 Mark Marron ePlus Herndon, VA
39 Jerome Pecresse GE Renewable Energy Schenectady, NY
40 Joshua Gwinn Hero Practice Services Colorado Springs, CO
41 Brian Niccol Chipotle Newport Beach, CA
42 Mark Mader Smartsheet Bellevue, WA
43 Robert Keane Vistaprint Waltham, MA
44 Worthing F. Jackman Waste Connections Spring, TX
45 Mike Rosenbaum Guidewire Software San Mateo, CA
46 Judy R. McReynolds ArcBest Fort Smith, AR
47 Ritch N. Wood Nu Skin Enterprises Provo, UT
48 Jim Hinton Baylor Scott & White Health Dallas, TX
49 Ryan Westwood Simplus Salt Lake City, UT
50 Barry Litwin Global Industrial (formerly Systemax) Port Washington, NY
Top-Rated CEOs for Women: Small/Mid-Size Companies
1 Christian Gormsen Eargo San Jose, CA
2 Alexis Borisy EQRx Cambridge, MA
3 William J. Tessar Civic Financial Services Redondo Beach, CA
4 William J. (John) Berger Sunnova Energy Houston, TX
5 Alessio Alionco Pipefy San Francisco, CA
6 Ross Wainwright Alida Toronto, CA
7 Steven Sugarman The Change Company Irvine, CA
8 Ellen Kullman Carbon Redwood City, CA
9 John Benson Verisys Corporation Alexandria, VA
10 Doug Hirsch & Trevor Bezdek GoodRx Santa Monica, CA
11 Chuck Ruggiero Optomi Atlanta, GA
12 Jason Purcell Salsify Boston, MA
13 Jessica Mah inDinero Walnut, CA
14 Todd Olson Pendo Raleigh, NC
15 Ryan Malone SmartBug Media Newport Beach, CA
16 Joanna McFarland HopSkipDrive Los Angeles, CA
17 Mike Clayman Flexion Therapeutics Burlington, MA
18 David Grace Deem Oakland, CA
19 David Cancel Drift Boston, MA
20 Paddy Spence Zevia Encino, CA
21 Katherine Power Who What Wear Los Angeles, CA
22 David Muse Elemica Wayne, PA
23 Amir Movafaghi Mixpanel San Francisco, CA
24 Aaron King Snapdocs San Francisco, CA
25 Jessica DeVlieger C Space Boston, MA
26 Ellis McCue Territory Foods Arlington, VA
27 Scott Wolfe Jr. Levelset New Orleans, LA
28 Alex Howland Virbela Bellingham, WA
29 Alex Goode GoSite San Diego, CA
30 Jason Chicola Rev.com Austin, TX
31 Ilana Fischer Whisps New York, NY
32 Steve Oriola Act! Scottsdale, AZ
33 Chris DeWolfe Jam City Culver City, CA
34 Kevin Miller GR0 Los Angeles, CA
35 Dave Thomas ThomasARTS Farmington, UT
36 Harry Youtan Phaidon International New York, NY
37 Allison Robinson The Mom Project Chicago, IL
38 Michael Castagna MannKind Corporation Westlake Village, CA
39 David Woodhouse NGM Biopharmaceuticals San Francisco, CA
40 Larry O’Connor Other World Computing Woodstock, IL
41 Lord (Paul) Drayson Sensyne Health Oxford, UK
42 Puneet Singh Quartet Health New York, NY
43 Jeffrey Smith Smule San Francisco, CA
44 Sean Moriarty Leaf Group Santa Monica, CA
45 Neha Sampat Contentstack San Francisco, CA
46 Kip Hollister Hollister Staffing Boston, MA
47 Chris Lamontagne Spring San Francisco, CA
48 Mindy Lubber Ceres Boston, MA
49 Gaby Saliby Nexius Frisco, TX
50 Jeffrey Glass Hometap Boston, MA
Methodology
- Comparably’s Best CEOs for Women 2021 list is derived from ratings solely provided by female employees who anonymously rated their CEOs on Comparably.com over a 12-month period (June 23, 2020 through June 23, 2021). The final data set was compiled from 10 million ratings across 60,000 U.S. companies large and small.
- Rankings were determined by the most positive sentiment ratings from women about the CEO’s effectiveness and management style. Additional weight was given to companies with more participation from their employee base, relative to their company size, for statistical significance.
- To qualify, Large companies (more than 500 employees) must have met a minimum of 75 employee participants and Small/Mid-Size companies (fewer than 500 employees) must have met a minimum of 25 employee participants.
- There were no fees or costs associated with participating, nor was nomination required.
About Comparably
Comparably is a workplace culture and compensation monitoring site with a mission to provide more transparent and rewarding workplaces. Employees can access salary data and rate their companies, CEOs, and work experiences through the lens of specific demographics including gender, ethnicity, age, tenure, industry, location, and education. With 10 million ratings from employees at over 60,000 U.S. companies, Comparably has become one of the most used SaaS solutions for employer branding and trusted third party sites for salary and workplace culture data. For more information on Comparably, go to www.comparably.com. For highly-cited workplace culture and compensation studies, including Comparably’s annual Workplace Culture Awards, log onto www.comparably.com/blog.
