The 25 best CEOs of large companies, ranked by employees of color
Madison Hoff  Â
- Comparably's latest CEO ranking looks at the top-rated CEOs according to employees of color.
- Four non-white CEOs made the top 10 this year.
- Here's the most highly rated CEOs of large companies according to employees of color.
25. Aman Bhutani, GoDaddy
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Industry: Website hosting platform
Employee quote about the CEO: "I love that he is attempting to be more accessible by hosting AMAs, rolling out Slido, listening to feedback, and being more diverse."
24. Carl Russo, Calix
Location: San Jose, California
Industry: Telecommunications software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Warm, professional, flexible, inclusive and open."
23. Tomer Weingarten, SentinelOne
Location: Mountain View, California
Industry: Cybersecurity
Employee quote about the CEO: "Transparent and inclusive in his communication, prioritizing company and employee growth."
22. Carlos Rodriguez, ADP
Location: Roseland, New Jersey
Industry: HR management software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Our CEO is proactive and transparent about our position on important issues."
21. Mike Walsh, LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Location: New York, New York
Industry: Legal information and analytics
Employee quote about the CEO: "Besides the business, he has a strong vision on L&D."
20. Leslie Stretch, Medallia
Location: San Francisco, California
Industry: SaaS Platform
Employee quote about the CEO: "Our CEO is proactive and transparent about our position on important issues."
19. Sumit Singh, Chewy
Location: Dania, Florida
Industry: E-commerce
Employee quote about the CEO: "I believe he truly cares about diversity, inclusion, and building an excellent culture."
18. Kumsal Bayazit, Elsevier
Location: New York, New York
Industry: Publishing
Employee quote about the CEO: "Kumsal is a super star leading the way in inclusion and diversity and how a global company can be sustainable and profitable."
17. Bradley Jacobs, XPO Logistics
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut
Industry: Freight brokerage
Employee quote about the CEO: "Strives to be inclusive and always helping us build new skills and praising us for the ones we have."
16. Andy Lee, Alorica
Location: Irvine, California
Industry: Customer service
Employee quote about the CEO: "He is always ready to help. It is very human. He is the best leader I have ever had."
15. Robert G. Painter, Trimble
Location: Sunnyvale, California
Industry: Software and hardware technology
Employee quote about the CEO: "Caring and compassionate. Progressive approach to allowing employees time to act upon diversity, equity and inclusion.
14. Cesar Carvalho, Gympass
Location: New York, New York
Industry: Health and wellness
Employee quote about the CEO: "The Global CEO remains humble and mission-focused. He treats all with respect and values his employees."
13. Bryce Maddock, TaskUs
Location: Santa Monica, California
Industry: Customer service outsourcing
Employee quote about the CEO: "Empowerment, inclusivity, investment in people, and transparency."
12. Sundar Pichai, Google
Location: Mountain View, California
Industry: Internet cloud computing
Employee quote about the CEO: "Does the right thing for everyone, truly cares. Dedicated to inclusion, diversity, opportunity, and outreach to help communities."
11. Satya Nadella, Microsoft
Location: Redmond, Washington
Industry: Computer software and consumer electronics
Employee quote about the CEO: "Satya Nadella is really inspiring. He has a good vision and the global strategy is excellent."
10. Brian Halligan, HubSpot
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Industry: CRM software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Appreciate his efforts to keep attracting and retaining the best human talent, and to be a company with empathy and equality."
9. Chris Caldwell, Concentrix
Location: Fremont, California
Industry: Customer service outsourcing
Employee quote about the CEO: "The concepts of diversity, inclusion, development, and opportunity are not just lip service."
8. Henry Schuck, ZoomInfo
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Industry: SaaS
Employee quote about the CEO: "I appreciate his openness to discuss tough issues like diversity and growth."
7. Kenneth Lin, Credit Karma
Location: Oakland, California
Industry: FinTech
Employee quote about the CEO: "It's rare to see such an ethical and thoughtful CEO that 'walks the talk' the way he does."
6. Arvind Krishna, IBM
Location: Armonk, New York
Industry: Computer enterprise software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Embraces the culture of equality and inclusiveness in every internal process and policy."
5. Rich Lesser, Boston Consulting Group
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Industry: Management consulting
Employee quote about the CEO: "Compassionate and cares about what really matters to individuals (e.g. social issues)."
4. Dan Rosensweig, Chegg
Location: Santa Clara, California
Industry: Online education and training services
Employee quote about the CEO: "Always evolving, making positive changes, driving company growth, providing amazing employee benefits."
3. Shantanu Narayen, Adobe
Location: San Jose, California
Industry: Enterprise software
Employee quote about the CEO: "So proud of Shantanu and the steps that he has taken not only after COVID-19, but also regarding the racial strife this year."
2. Vladimir Shmunis, RingCentral
Location: Belmont, California
Industry: SaaS/enterprise software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Vlad is inclusive and caring about employees' well-being."
1. Eric Yuan, Zoom Video Communications
Location: San Jose, California
Industry: Video conferencing software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Approachable, with clear communications, and support for being human and diversity."
Here is the full list for large companies:
Method and data source
After publishing the best CEOs based on ratings from female employees, career site Comparably released its ranking of the best CEOs based solely on ratings from employees of color. Ratings were collected from the end of June 2020 to the end of June 2021.
Eric Yuan ranked at the top of the large company list, or those with over 500 employees. On Comparably, Yuan has an overall approval rating of 98 out of 100 and high ratings from non-white employees.
The complete list of top CEOs for diversity is available on Comparably. Quotes and industry categories listed above were given to Insider by Comparably and have been edited for grammar.
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