The coronavirus pandemic has been, and continues to be, a major test for corporate leaders.
The public is watching whether CEOs lay off or furlough workers, as well as how they treat their employees during this time. As billionaire Mark Cuban said in April, customers who see companies laying off employees will send those brands “to the toilet.”
Employees themselves are obviously taking note, too. Bank of America’s Sheri Bronstein, the company’s chief human resources officer, recently told Business Insider that employees are paying close attention to the benefits their employers choose to give them or not, such as added mental health benefits or childcare benefits.
So which CEOs have done a good job navigating the pandemic crisis, according to employees? Jobs posting and research website Glassdoor analyzed anonymous company reviews on its website between March and July to find out.
To determine the ranking, Glassdoor looked at the quality of employee reviews, CEO approval ratings, and how employees talked about their leadership during the pandemic. Leadership scores are rounded to the nearest hundredth for reporting simplicity.
Glassdoor provided data for both CEOs in the US and in the UK. We’ve listed US CEOs first, then those from the UK.
Here are the top 25 US CEOs, ranked.
25. Bill Goldstein is the director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Industry: Government
24. Steven P. Richman is the group president of power tool company Milwaukee Tool.
Industry: Manufacturing
Leadership score during COVID-19: 85%
23. Mark Pearson is the CEO of financial services firm Equitable Advisors.
Industry: Finance
Leadership score during COVID-19: 85%
22. Paul Markovich is the president and CEO of insurance company Blue Shield Of California.
Industry: Insurance
Leadership score during COVID-19: 86%.
21. Scott Moorehead is the CEO of TCC Verizon Authorized Retailer.
Industry: Retail
Leadership score during COVID-19: 86%
20. Michael F. Mahoney is the president and CEO of medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific.
Industry: Manufacturing
Leadership score during COVID-19: 86%
19. Chad Richison is the CEO of human capital management software provider Paycom.
Industry: Tech
18. Krishna Sudheendra is the CEO of UST Global.
Industry: Tech
Leadership score during COVID-19: 86%
17. Shelly Sun is the CEO and founder of BrightStar Care, a home care and medical staffing company.
Industry: Healthcare
Leadership score during COVID-19: 86%
16. Steve Hasker is the CEO of Thomson Reuters.
Industry: Business information services
Leadership score during COVID-19: 86%
15. Daniel Springer is the CEO of digital signature company DocuSign.
Industry: Tech
Leadership score during COVID-19: 87%
14. Paul Todd is the CEO of professional education services firm GLG.
Industry: Consulting
Leadership score during COVID-19: 87%
13. Stu Sjouwerman is the founder and CEO of security training company KnowBe4.
Industry: Tech
Leadership score during COVID-19: 88%
12. Kenneth Cooper is the CEO of North American Dental Group.
Industry: Healthcare
Leadership score during COVID-19: 88%
11. Steve Beauchamp is the CEO of HR and payroll provider Paylocity.
Industry: Tech
Leadership score during COVID-19: 88%
10. Michael Schall is the president and CEO of real estate investment trust Essex Property Trust.
Industry: Real Estate
Leadership score during COVID-19: 88%
9. Jim Kavanaugh is the CEO of tech services provider World Wide Technology.
Industry: Tech
Leadership score during COVID-19: 88%
8. Ben Salzmann is the CEO of Acuity Insurance.
Industry: Insurance
Leadership score during COVID-19: 89%
7. Corey Schiller and Asher Raphael are the co-CEOs of Power Home Remodeling.
Industry: Construction
Leadership score during COVID-19: 89%
6. Aaron Levie is the cofounder and CEO of file sharing and cloud content management company Box.
Industry: Tech
Leadership score during COVID-19: 89%
5. Stanley Middleman is the founder and CEO of mortgage banker Freedom Mortgage.
Industry: Finance
Leadership score during COVID-19: 89%
4. Eric S. Yuan is the CEO and founder of video conferencing service Zoom Video Communications.
Industry: Tech
Leadership score during COVID-19: 89%
3. Michael Weinstein is the president of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a nonprofit that provides medical care to those impacted by HIV and AIDS.
Industry: Healthcare
Leadership score during COVID-19: 92%
2. G. Brint Ryan is the chairman and CEO of tax advisory firm Ryan, LLC.
Industry: Accounting
Leadership score during COVID-19: 93%
1. Mark Aslett is the president and CEO of defense electronics company Mercury Systems.
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Leadership score during COVID-19: 95%