14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella is the top company CEO in the United States, according to new research conducted by Comparably and based on ratings offered by employees between November 2017 and November 2018.
Satya Nadella has thus managed to top the charts ahead of all the other CEOs in the United States. The Home Depot’s Craig Menear is the runner-up, followed by Google’s Sundar Pichai.
If you’re looking for Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO is only the 12th in the charts, while other famous leaders like Elon Musk and Reed Hastings are 19th and 32nd, respectively.
Nadella received an average score of 82 from Microsoft employees, and Comparably says female workers rated the CEO the highest.
In terms of departments that consider Microsoft’s CEO the best company leader, sales employees rate Nadella the highest, while those working in legal offered the lowest score.
Microsoft now the most valuable company in the world
As for the positive reviews that employees offered for Satya Nadella, most indicate that the CEO helps continue Microsoft’s push for innovations, while others like transparency and positive attitude that he has been promoting since he took over the helm at the company.
Some employees have also called for reduced bureaucracy, while others call for better communications within the firm, especially with mid-level staff.
"Microsoft had thousands of employees partake in the study. (Nadella) had incredible scores from his team," said Jason Nazar, Co-Founder and CEO of Comparably. "Microsoft was not the darling of the tech space three-plus years ago. Now they've been in the news for being the most valuable company in the world. I think the team is really excited about what he's done to build that business."
Microsoft has recently become the most valuable company in the world after it managed to overtake long-time rival Apple. Nadella’s increased focus on cloud and Office 365 is said to be the main catalyst of this growth, and analysts expect Microsoft to be the next firm reaching $1 trillion market cap.