The 25 best CEOs at small and midsize companies, rated by BIPOC employees
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- Comparably, a site where workers can rate companies, released its new ranking based on anonymous ratings.
- This ranking, "Best CEOs for Diversity," used ratings from BIPOC workers.
- The following are the top 25 leaders at small and midsize companies that landed on the list.
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Industry: Real estate
Employee quote: "Our CEO is both the brightest and most caring and empathetic person I know."
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Industry: Cloud data services
Employee quote: "Fair and equitable! The CEO is really good."
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Industry: Medical devices
Employee quote: "Helps foster a great complex diversity here that goes together like jazz."
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Industry: Tech
Employee quote: "Inclusive and open attitude."
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Industry: Electrical and electronic manufacturing
Employee quote: "Believes in nurturing the human side of science and innovation, which includes diversity and inclusion."
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Industry: SaaS
Employee quote: "Promotes cultural diversity, a startup spirit, and flexibility."
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Industry: SaaS
Employee quote: "Created an inclusive culture and makes sure to look after the well-being of the employees."
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Industry: SaaS
Employee quote: "Commitment to diversity, willingness to address employee concerns."
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Industry: Software
Employee quote: "Cares about diversity and inclusion. Our HR programs are rooted in inclusion and our ERG's have a big part in designing policy."
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Industry: Financial services
Employee quote: "I really appreciate the focus on diversity and intersectionality."
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Industry: Financial services
Employee quote: "Leads by example and makes everyone feel welcomed and included."
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Industry: Biotech and pharmaceuticals
Employee quote: "An open, inclusive approach to decision making and team building."
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Industry: Enterprise applications
Employee quote: "Diversity is taken very seriously and inclusivity is priority for everyone."
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Industry: SaaS
Employee quote: "CEO is always in direct connection with the employees and you would not be able to find superiority anywhere. Everyone is judged based on their talent."
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Industry: Pharmaceutical healthcare
Employee quote: "The commitment to diversity in every form is real."
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Industry: IT engineering and services
Employee quote: "Diversity is embraced and celebrated."
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Industry: Technology
Employee quote: "There is a lot of mutual support and inclusiveness, and it comes from the CEO, not just the managers or HR."
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Industry: Fintech
Employee quote: "Very open about what he wants for the company and pushing our organization to be very diverse and inclusive."
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Industry: IT consulting
Employee quote: "This company has been inclusive since I got here. People are friendly and they genuinely want to see people succeed in their role and in life."
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Industry: IT engineering and services
Employee quote: "Fosters a supportive and inclusive culture where everyone is allowed to share their ideas."
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Industry: Content delivery network
Employee quote: "Company vision is clear, added with equality, diversity and integrity."
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Industry: SaaS
Employee quote: "There is strong awareness to embrace all types of diversity, be it in thought, beliefs or culture. You are always safe."
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Industry: Financial services
Employee quote: "Open and honest with company goals and direction. Demonstrates diversity successfully and has the right people in the right seats."
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Industry: Real estate tech
Employee quote: "Advocates for open communication and inclusive culture along with a high-level of performance."
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Industry: HR software
Employee quote: "I love his commitment and follow through regarding diversity, and also encouraging folks to embrace all the positive new changes that have come with working remotely."
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Namely CEO Larry Dunivan not only ranked first in this list of CEOs that used ratings from BIPOC workers, but Dunivan ranked 10th in Comparably's recently released list of CEOs based on just ratings from women at small and midsize companies.
The companies included on the small and midsize list are companies with no more than 500 employees.
The list for 2022 used anonymous data from June 24, 2021 to June 24, 2022. Dunivan ranked ninth in last year's list that used a similar 12-month data collection period to find the best of the best CEOs ranked by BIPOC workers.
William J. Tessar, who placed first on the "Best CEOs for Women" ranking in 2022 for leaders at small and midsize companies, rounded out the top three leaders in 2022's "Best CEOs for Diversity" list from the workplace site.
Reporting from Insider shows not everyone thinks business leaders are doing enough for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). According to a 2021 story from Insider's Marguerite Ward citing an Insider survey, a higher share of management than BIPOC workers or even workers in general said they think leadership at the workplace is "motivated to improve DEI."
"It's not surprising that workers, individuals who do not have that power or privilege like managers do, have a very different perspective around whether or not an organization's diversity, equity, or inclusion efforts are having an impact," Kerryn Agyekum, DEI principal at The Raben Group, told Insider. "They are waiting to see results."
Industry and anonymous employee quotes were shared with Insider. The list can also be found on Comparably, along with their other rankings.