NVIDIA is the best-led company in the U.S., according to Glassdoor.
In its Best-Led Companies Awards 2025 list, Glassdoor rates the top 50 U.S. companies with more than 1,000 employees. As Glassdoor notes, “leaders at this year’s Best-Led Companies don’t just help their teams adapt; they inspire the entire workforce, allowing their companies to thrive.”
Rounding out the top five spots on this year’s list are In-N-Out Burger, MathWorks, Crew Carwash and Keller Williams. Last year, NVIDIA ranked fourth.
This award spotlights companies with exceptional senior leadership teams that are redefining the employee experience through transparency, authenticity and vision, according to Glassdoor.
Setting the Standard: Why NVIDIA Ranks No. 1
Tech is the most represented industry on this year’s Best-Led Companies list, with NVIDIA leading the pack.
“It’s no surprise, given CEO Jensen Huang’s widespread admiration: he holds a 98% Glassdoor approval rating,” Glassdoor wrote. According to employees, Huang is “hands down the best CEO one could ever have” — someone who’s “effective, efficient, funny” and “not only technically brilliant but also deeply involved in steering the company toward innovation.”
But it’s not just the CEO who gets attention. The senior leadership team as a whole is seen as groundbreaking, caring and agile, offering employees the chance to learn “from some of the brightest minds in the industry.”
Tech Tops the List
While the 50 Best-Led Companies list spans multiple industries, technology companies dominate the list.
This year, 22 winners are from the information technology sector, led by NVIDIA, followed by MathWorks at No. 2 and ServiceNow at No. 10.
When providing a company review, employees are asked to rate several factors tied to their employment experience. These include rating sentiment regarding their CEO’s job performance as well as regarding senior management and sharing feedback about the company’s culture via Glassdoor’s anonymous reviews.
Here are some recent comments:
- “Unique and empowering culture. Clear and unambiguous leadership. A sense of purpose and contribution to changing the world. A powerful work ethic.”
- “Smart people, flat culture, dynamic work, greatest CEO.”
- “Great vision, great company, great leaders.”
Glassdoor’s 2025 best-led companies were determined using company reviews from U.S. employees between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
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