NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been ranked No. 1 on Glassdoor’s Best CEOs list for 2026, earning a 99% employee approval rating in the employee-driven ranking NVIDIA blog. The placement was decided from U.S. employee reviews gathered between May 16, 2025 and May 15, 2026, putting Huang ahead of 49 other leaders chosen from anonymous ratings of CEO and senior-management performance Glassdoor Best CEOs 2026.
Glassdoor revived the Best CEOs list this year after a five-year break, retiring the Best-Led Companies ranking that had put NVIDIA at No. 1 in 2025 NVIDIA blog. The change sharpens the lens on CEO and executive leadership and how it shapes employee experience and company reputation, Glassdoor said Glassdoor Best-Led Companies 2025.
Technology executives filled the 2026 field, with nine of the 50 spots going to tech CEOs, the largest share of any sector Glassdoor Best CEOs 2026. Behind Huang, the top five included Jason Johnson of Quick Quack Car Wash, Kevin Lobo of Stryker, Alan Schnitzer of Travelers, and Chris Czarnecki of Keller Williams NVIDIA blog.
The award arrives as Glassdoor’s own data shows trust in leadership weakening; the company’s chief economist Daniel Zhao said senior leadership ratings have fallen to their lowest point in nearly a decade NVIDIA blog. Twenty-eight of the 50 winning CEOs also appeared on Glassdoor’s 2026 Best Places to Work list, underscoring the tie between CEO leadership and workplace culture Glassdoor Best CEOs 2026.
NVIDIA’s worker sentiment comes as the company widens its AI strategy, including a recent effort to spotlight open models built for on-device AI agents NVIDIA spotlights open models. For readers tracking the chipmaker, the Glassdoor result suggests NVIDIA’s employer brand is holding steady even as the AI market around it grows more competitive.
