The 10 Most Beloved CEOs in Digital Health

It’s no secret that a company’s vision and culture stem from the top. Without the right leader at the helm, even the best ideas fail to gain traction. Sometimes this leadership takes the form of a benevolent chieftain (Richard Branson); and other times s/he is a ruthless perfectionist (Steve Jobs).

So with the deluge of growing digital health companies, we wanted to know which CEOs had the most respect from their teams. According to Glassdoor, an online jobs and careers community where employees rate CEOs, Evolent Health’s Frank Williams took first place with a 98% approval rate, followed by Castlight’s Giovanni Colella (95%) and Fitbit’s James Park (94%).

The distinguishing characteristic apparent in employee testimonials is that good CEOs hire well: nearly all the positive testimonials pointed to smart, supportive co-workers as a “pro” (followed only by ping pong tables).

Dive into the full list of CEOs:

Company	CEO	Approval	Employee Testimonial
Evolent Health	Frank Williams	98%	“…the leadership is putting a lot of energy into fostering company culture to sustain an environment that employees will want to stay in for a long time.”
Castlight Health	Giovanni Colella	95%	“Supportive and smart team, incredible vision, unlike any other place I have worked!”
Fitbit	James Park	94%	“It’s obvious as soon as you walk in the door how passionate everyone is about working at Fitbit.”
Athenahealth	Jonathan Bush	89%	“Work is very interesting and there is no room for boredom.”
Veeva Systems	Peter Gassner	87%	“Decisions are based on quantitative evidence, direct customer feedback, and trusted experience—just how a company should be run; the customer really is first here.”
Theranos	Elizabeth Holmes	84%	“The best part is the abundance of brilliant colleagues that surround you.”
Epic	Judy Faulkner	74%	“Epic gives you lots of opportunities to grow up and be a contributing member of society.”
HealthTap	Ron Gutman	70%	“Ron Gutman the CEO is a real leader. He will take the company public, and make it a huge global force.”
ZocDoc	Cyrus Massoumi	69%	“The company truly cares about its employees, and is truly passionate about their mission.”
Practice Fusion	Ryan Howard	63%	“Tons and tons of insanely bright people work here, and they really put their heart into the product.”

* Ratings as of 10/7/2014; we only looked at digital health companies with 20+ reviews

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