The 25 best CEOs of small and midsize companies, ranked by employees of color
Madison Hoff  Â
- Comparably just published the best CEOs according to employees of color.
- The ranking uses ratings from a 12-month period to find the best of the best.
- Here's the top 25 CEOs of small and midsize companies according to employees of color.
25. Ray Grainger, Mavenlink
Location: Irvine, California
Industry: Computer software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Diverse, inclusive, and fosters the development of deep, long-term relationships."
24. Todd Olson, Pendo
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Industry: SaaS/enterprise software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Transparent, diversity-minded, and modest with employees."
23. Ziv Elul, Fyber
Location: San Francisco, California
Industry: Digital marketing platform
Employee quote about the CEO: "Put together a diverse group of people who have Fyber's main interest in hand."
22. David Grace, Deem
Location: Oakland, California
Industry: Mobile and cloud technology
Employee quote about the CEO: "Transparency and inclusion from both a knowledge as well as a people perspective."
21. Eran Gilad, Fuel Cycle
Location: Los Angeles, California
Industry: Market research
Employee quote about the CEO: "CEO is very inclusive in the big picture."
20. Joel Hyatt, Globality
Location: Menlo Park, California
Industry: Software and technology services
Employee quote about the CEO: "Empathetic, loving, intelligent, and charismatic. They see talent like no one else does."
19. Brady Brim-DeForest, Theorem
Location: Encino, California
Industry: Information technology and services
Employee quote about the CEO: "Openness to feedback and awareness that they are not perfect, with a commitment to continuous improvement and radical candor."
18. Gleb Polyakov, Nylas
Location: San Francisco, California
Industry: Computer software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Gleb puts a lot of weight into fostering and maintaining a culture of acceptance and diversity."
17. Gene Berdichevsky, Sila Nanotechnologies
Location: Alameda, California
Industry: Electrical and electronic manufacturing
Employee quote about the CEO: "Recognizes the value of all Silazens and takes care to ensure an inclusive culture."
16. Wes Schroll, Fetch Rewards
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Industry: Mobile rewards app
Employee quote about the CEO: "I like the goal of mindfully diversifying the leadership team. It's important to be in a company that understands the need for representation."
15. Jessica Mah, inDinero
Location: Walnut, California
Industry: Financial services
Employee quote about the CEO: "Modern and progressive in her thinking."
14. Hunter Madeley, Vena Solutions
Location: Toronto, Canada
Industry: SaaS/enterprise software
Employee quote about the CEO: "CEO is inclusive and makes sure that every employee feels valued and appreciated. I have not worked for a company before where leadership genuinely cares about everyone!"
13. William J. Tessar, Civic Financial Services
Location: Redondo Beach, California
Industry: Financial services
Employee quote about the CEO: "The CEO is transparent, honest, and is always looking to improve. We demonstrate diversity successfully and have the right people on the right seats."
12. Ashvin Kumar, Tophatter
Location: San Francisco, California
Industry: E-commerce
Employee quote about the CEO: "Real passion for building and supporting the global team. Each employee is cared for and treated like a member of the family."
11. Alex Canter, Ordermark
Location: Los Angeles, California
Industry: Food tech
Employee quote about the CEO: "Transparency, authenticity, inclusiveness and accessibility."
10. Brad Hoover, Grammarly
Location: San Francisco, California
Industry: Computer software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Humble, focused, empathetic, high integrity."
9. Larry Dunivan, Namely
Location: New York, New York
Industry: HR software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Diversity in the workplace is promoted by the CEO! He and the other leaders are always striving to utilize each individual's unique strengths."
8. David Muse, Elemica
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Industry: Information technology and services
Employee quote about the CEO: "The CEO is driving needed change."
7. Alessio Alionco, Pipefy
Location: California City, California
Industry: SaaS
Employee quote about the CEO: "Humanity, transparency, empathy, importance given to diversity."
6. Ross Wainwright, Alida
Location: Toronto, Canada
Industry: Computer software
Employee quote about the CEO: "Leads by example. Encourages diversity, equity and inclusion. Encourages personal well-being and healthy culture."
5. Amir Movafaghi, Mixpanel
Location: San Francisco, California
Industry: Data analytics
Employee quote about the CEO: "I love that he has set goals about diversity and inclusion and have really shown up to support women and other minorities in the workplace with career progressions."
4. Steven Sugarman, The Change Company
Location: Irvine, California
Industry: Financial services
Employee quote about the CEO: "Accessible, hands on, consistent, and fair."
3. Martijn Atell, VoteBash
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Industry: Market research
Employee quote about the CEO: "What I like a lot about our CEO is that he is cooperative and open to questions and focused on diversity and respect."
2. Doug Hirsch and Trevor Bezdek, GoodRx
Location: Santa Monica, California
Industry: Pharmaceutical healthcare
Employee quote about the CEO: "They are inclusive and aimed at creating the best work environment possible while bringing out the best in each of us."
1. John Berger, Sunnova Energy
Location: Houston, Texas
Industry: Renewables and environment
Employee quote about the CEO: "I love the diversity and open mindedness John instills in the company."
Here's the full list for small and midsize companies:
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