According To Employees, Here Are The 29 Top Tech CEOs Of 2018

For the tech industry, 2018 was the year with a ton of scandals.

From the Cambridge Analytica scandal of Facebook to former Tesla CEO Elon Musk seen smoking weed on a podcast, the tech world had got a lot of controversies in 2018.

When tech CEOs were not being questioned by US Congress, however, there were still some CEO being praised by their employees for their excellent leadership and the tech companies they have helped create.

Comparably, a site that rates companies in many different areas, has just released its list of the best CEOS in 2018. Out of the top 50 CEO on the list, 29 of them were actually from tech firms.

The 29 top CEOs of big tech companies of 2018 are as follows:

29. Bill McDermott at SAP

Became SAP’s CEO from: 2002

What his/her company does: Develops enterprise software to help manage customer relations and business operations.

28. Scott Wagner at GoDaddy

Became GoDaddy’s CEO from: 2018

What his/her company does: Internet domain registrar and web hosting

27. Daniel Schulman at PayPal

Became PayPal’s CEO from: 2014

What his/her company does: online payments system

26. Michael Sullivan at Acquia

Became Acquia’s CEO from: 2017

What his/her company does: cloud platform for building, delivering, and also optimizing digital experiences

25. Colin Doherty at Fuze

Became Fuze’s CEO from: 2017

What his/her company does: provides cloud-based Unified Communications as a Service

24. Susan Wojcicki at YouTube

Became YouTube’s CEO from: 2014

What his/her company does: Video-sharing website

23. Steven Berglund at Trimble

Became Trimble’s CEO from: 1999

What his/her company does: Producer of unmanned aerial vehicles, laser rangefinders, global navigation satellite systems receivers, and more

22. Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook

Became Facebook’s CEO from: 2004

What his/her company does: online social media and social networking service

21. Reed Hastings at Netflix

Became NetFlix’s CEO from: 1997

What his/her company does: provides media-services such as TV shows, movies, and more

20. Amy Zupon at Vertafore

Became Vertafore’s CEO from: 2016

What his/her company does: provides insurance software solutions for independent agencies and brokers, MGAs, and carriers

19. Dara Khosrowshahi at Uber

Became Uber’s CEO from: 2017

What his/her company does: Ride-sharing services, taxicab, food delivery, and more

18. Michael Dell at Dell

Became Dell’s CEO from: 1984

What his/her company does: Producer of computers and related products and also provides services

17. Ryan Smith at Qualtrics

Became Qualtrics’s CEO from: 2002

What his/her company does: Online market research software

16. Bryce Maddock at TaskUs

Became TaskUS’s CEO from: 2008

What his/her company does: customer experience outsourcing

15. Michael Morhaime at Blizzard Entertainment

Became Blizzard Entertainment’s CEO from: 2007*

What his/her company does: Develops and publishes games, including World Of Warcraft

*Morhaime left the position as Blizzard CEO in October.

14. Elon Musk at SpaceX/Tesla

Became Tesla/SpaceX’s CEO from: 2003/2002

What his/her company does: electric car and energy storage/space transportation

13. John Van Siclen at Dynatrace

Became Dynatrace’s CEO from: 2008

What his/her company does: provides digital experience management, application performance management, cloud infrastructure monitoring, and AI for operations.

12. Doug Mack at Fanatics

Became Fanatics’s CEO from: 2014

What his/her company does: online retailer of licensed sports equipment, merchandise and sportswear.

11. Carlos Rodriguez at ADP

Became ADP’s CEO from: 2011

What his/her company does: provides human resources management software and services

10. Tim Cook at Apple

Became Apple’s CEO from: 2011

What his/her company does: designs, develops, and also sells consumer electronics devices, computer related software, and online services

9. Lynn Jurich at Sunrun

Became Sunrun’s CEO from: 2007

What his/her company does: provides residential solar electricity

8. John Legere at T-Mobile

Became T-Mobile’s CEO from: 2012

What his/her company does: Provides wireless communications

7. Marc Benioff at Salesforce

Became Salesforce’s CEO from: 1999

What his/her company does: CRM software

6. Alex Shootman at Workfront

Became Workfront’s CEO from: 2016

What his/her company does: develops project management and web-based work management software.

5. Jeff Bezos at Amazon

Became Amazon’s CEO from: 1994

What his/her company does: electronic commerce, consumer electronic
and cloud computing.

4. Brian Halligan at Hubspot

Became Hubspot’s CEO from: 2006

What his/her company does: marketing and sales software

3. Brad Smith at Intuit

Became Intuit’s CEO from: 2008

What his/her company does: Business and financial software

2. Sundar Pichai at Google

Became Google’s CEO from: 2015

What his/her company does: search engine, cloud computing, hardware, and software products, and more

1. Satya Nadella at Microsoft

Became Microsoft’s CEO from: 2014

What his/her company does: Develops, produces, licenses, supports and also sells personal computers, consumer electronics, computer software, and related services