<p><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5f121c883ad86158af57078e-2400/gettyimages-615445288.jpg" border="0" alt="Ellen Kullman" data-mce-source="Joe Scarnici/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Ellen Kullman."></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Working at a company with a strong and thoughtful leader can be a very important thing to consider when looking for an employer, and one career site just published its annual list of the most highly ranked CEOs according to employees.</p><p>Career website <a href="https://www.comparably.com/" data-analytics-module="body_link" data-analytics-post-depth="20" data-uri="74ae1272036c3e501f0c671abe3dd119">Comparably</a> just released its fourth annual ranking of companies with the best CEOs. To do this, Comparably anonymously asked employees across 60,000 US companies to rate their CEO from December 1, 2019 to December 1, 2020.</p><p>CEOs across different industries, from HR software to pharmaceutical healthcare, made the top 25 among small and midsize companies, defined by Comparably as having 500 or fewer employees.</p><p>Jason Purcell, the CEO of e-commerce software company Salsify ranked at the top of the list of small and midsize companies. These companies have 500 or fewer employees. Ellen Kullman, the CEO of Carbon, ranked No. 24 on this year's list. She was also the former Chairman and CEO of DuPont and named one of the 50 most powerful women according to Fortune.</p><p>The following are the 25 best CEOs of 2020 at small and midsize companies, according to employees. Employee quotes are from Comparably. You can read the full lists at <a href="https://www.comparably.com/news/best-ceos-2020/">Comparably</a> here.</p><p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/small-and-midsize-companies-best-company-culture-according-to-comparably-2020-12" >The 25 small and midsize companies with the best culture in 2020</a></strong></p><h3>25. Chris DeWolfe, CEO of Jam City</h3><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7af20e00bce00188bb3af-400-300/25-chris-dewolfe-ceo-of-jam-city.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Culver City, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Mobile gaming</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Proactive in not just growing our products, but in growing our people. There's a clear investment in the professional and personal well-being of everyone who works here."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>24. Ellen Kullman, CEO of Carbon</h3><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7aefe9cf1420018d2f3c7-400-300/24-ellen-kullman-ceo-of-carbon.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Redwood City, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Manufacturing</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"I admire Ellen's air of transparency and her fearless approach to hard questions with honesty."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>23. Alex Austin, CEO of Branch Metrics</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7aee19cf1420018d2f3c6-400-300/23-alex-austin-ceo-of-branch-metrics.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Redwood City, California </p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>App marketing</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Leads by example, always. The first to roll up his sleeves and work alongside us when the going gets tough."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>22. Karl Mehta, CEO of EdCast</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7af319cf1420018d2f3c9-400-300/22-karl-mehta-ceo-of-edcast.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Mountain View, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Cloud data services</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Karl is so driven that his enthusiastic vibes reach down to every employee, which in turn creates a great cultural environment."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>21. Ashvin Kumar, CEO of Tophatter</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7aea4e00bce00188bb3a9-400-300/21-ashvin-kumar-ceo-of-tophatter.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>San Francisco, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>E-commerce</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Interested in finding the right answers, and always focused on the right idea, regardless of who it comes from."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>20. Alexis Borisy, CEO of EQRx</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ae8ee00bce00188bb3a8-400-300/20-alexis-borisy-ceo-of-eqrx.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Cambridge, Massachusetts </p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Pharmaceutical healthcare</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Cares about the people and the mission. Holds to an open and transparent culture. Wants all of us to be better, every day, so we are constantly learning and improving."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>19. Paddy Spence, CEO of Zevia</h3><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ae689cf1420018d2f3c1-400-300/19-paddy-spence-ceo-of-zevia.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Los Angeles, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Food and beverage</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Paddy Spence tilled the corporate soil that supports and cares for every single employee within the company. I am proud and very happy to work at Zevia."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>18. David Cancel, CEO of Drift</h3><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ae52e00bce00188bb3a6-400-300/18-david-cancel-ceo-of-drift.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Boston, Massachussetts</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Enterprise software</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Always willing to jump in and help where needed. If you need him to jump on a call, he's there. Wants us all to succeed and willing to help us get there."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>17. Alex Goode, CEO of GoSite</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ae20e00bce00188bb3a4-400-300/17-alex-goode-ceo-of-gosite.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>San Diego, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>SaaS/enterprise software</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Alex has been very transparent, and does a good job of rallying the company around a common vision and allowing everyone to feel like an important part of that vision."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>16. Ryan Westwood, CEO of Simplus</h3><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ae049cf1420018d2f3bb-400-300/16-ryan-westwood-ceo-of-simplus.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Salt Lake City, Utah</p><p><strong>Industry:</strong> IT software</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Transparency and sacrifice. Ryan looks out for the greater good of the company and the people in it instead of how the company impacts HIS bottom line."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>15. Joanna McFarland, CEO of HopSkipDrive</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7addf9cf1420018d2f3b5-400-300/15-joanna-mcfarland-ceo-of-hopskipdrive.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Los Angeles, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Ridesharing mobile app </p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Transparency on the state of the business, clear goals and vision, empathy for employees and the customers, willingness and openness to learn and grow."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>14. Hernan Lopez, CEO of Wondery</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7adb5e00bce00188bb39b-400-300/14-hernan-lopez-ceo-of-wondery.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>West Hollywood, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Digital media and entertainment</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Incredibly forward thinking and is always looking to expand into new areas and build upon what Wondery already does so well to achieve new heights."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>13. Ellis McCue, CEO of Territory Foods</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ad9c9cf1420018d2f3b2-400-300/13-ellis-mccue-ceo-of-territory-foods.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Arlington, Virginia</p><p><strong>Industry:</strong> E-commerce food and beverage</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Really forthright and down to earth. There are no communication barriers and people at the company are given a voice."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>12. Brady Brim-DeForest, CEO of Theorem</h3><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ad849cf1420018d2f3b1-400-300/12-brady-brim-deforest-ceo-of-theorem.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Encino, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Information technology and services</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Dogged focus on organizational improvement, employee satisfaction, quality of our work & maintaining our values."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>11. Christian Gormsen, CEO of Eargo</h3><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ad51e00bce00188bb398-400-300/11-christian-gormsen-ceo-of-eargo.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>San Jose, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Medical devices</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"There has never been any ambiguity about the mission and vision of the company. Due to the tenacity of the CEO, the company is thriving in the most uncertain times."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>10. Ryan Malone, CEO of SmartBug Media</h3><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ad3ae00bce00188bb396-400-300/10-ryan-malone-ceo-of-smartbug-media.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Remote</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Marketing and advertising</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"I appreciate that the CEO truly cares about your career path and strives to provide you with anything necessary to meet your goals. This is exactly what a company should do!"</p></p><br/><br/><h3>9. Mark Faggiano, CEO of TaxJar</h3><img src="https://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ad1ee00bce00188bb395-400-300/9-mark-faggiano-ceo-of-taxjar.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Remote</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>E-Commerce</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"After having my 1:1 with Mark during onboarding, I felt his sincerity in saying that his door/basecamp is always open. That's something I've never experienced at work before and I'm so impressed."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>8. Tope Awotona, CEO of Calendly</h3><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ad049cf1420018d2f3ac-400-300/8-tope-awotona-ceo-of-calendly.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Atlanta, Georgia</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Technology</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Tope has great foresight in the strategies and product changes and enhancements needed to keep up our phenomenal growth."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>7. Larry Dunivan, CEO of Namely</h3><img src="https://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7acd6e00bce00188bb391-400-300/7-larry-dunivan-ceo-of-namely.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>New York, New York</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>HR software</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"I like how transparent Larry is with us regarding our company's current and future metrics and direction."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>6. Doug Hirsch and Trevor Bezdek, co-CEOs of GoodRx</h3><img src="https://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7acbee00bce00188bb390-400-300/6-doug-hirsch-and-trevor-bezdek-co-ceos-of-goodrx.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Santa Monica, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Pharmaceutical healthcare</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Transparent communication. Doug and Trevor have different communication styles, but they overlap on the philosophy that the shortest path toward a solution is frankly discussing a problem."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>5. Peter McKay, CEO of Snyk</h3><img src="https://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7aca3e00bce00188bb38f-400-300/5-peter-mckay-ceo-of-snyk.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Boston, Massachusetts</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Cybersecurity</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Our CEO is very seasoned. He has grown and launched several companies before; and he's also very grounded/humble/compassionate - truly cares about the employee experience!"</p></p><br/><br/><h3>4. Michael Werner, CEO of HomeX</h3><img src="https://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ac82e00bce00188bb38c-400-300/4-michael-werner-ceo-of-homex.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Chicago, Illinois</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Home services</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Highly accessible and open to feedback and input from every employee - no matter what level you are currently working at in your career with the company."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>3. Gus Malezis, CEO of Imprivata</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ac5de00bce00188bb389-400-300/3-gus-malezis-ceo-of-imprivata.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Lexington, Massachusetts </p><p><strong>Industry:</strong> Healthcare technology</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Gus spends more time trying to get to know everyone on the team than any CEO I've ever worked for."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>2. Sarah Friar, CEO of Nextdoor</h3><img src="https://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ac489cf1420018d2f3a0-400-300/2-sarah-friar-ceo-of-nextdoor.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>San Francisco, California</p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Private social networking platform</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Sarah reflects our mission and cultivating a kinder world. I definitely see it in action and in theory. Very welcoming and helpful."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>1. Jason Purcell, CEO of Salsify</h3><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5fd7ac039cf1420018d2f39d-400-300/1-jason-purcell-ceo-of-salsify.jpg" alt="" /><p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Boston, Massachusetts </p><p><strong>Industry: </strong>Analytics software</p><p><strong>Employee's quote about the CEO: </strong>"Our CEO is an incredible leader for the organization and leads by example in everything he does. Instead of talking about transparency, he is transparent. Instead of talking about our values, he embodies them."</p></p><br/><br/><h3>Here is the full list of CEOs at small and midsize companies.</h3><img src="https://static2.businessinsider.com/image/5fd799f79cf1420018d2f30c-400-300/here-is-the-full-list-of-ceos-at-small-and-midsize-companies.jpg" alt="" /><br/><br/>
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