This year, the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards for the Highest Rated CEOs feature six distinct categories across the U.S., Canada, UK, France and Germany. In the U.S., Glassdoor has revealed the 100 Highest Rated CEOs (honoring CEOs at employers with 1,000 or more employees), and the 25 Highest Rated CEOs at Small & Medium Companies (honoring CEOs at employers with less than 1,000 employees). 
 
 The top ten Highest Rated CEOs in 2017 in the U.S. are: 
 
 1. The Clorox Company's Benno Dorer (99 percent approval) 
 
 2. World Wide Technology's Jim Kavanaugh (99 percent approval) 
 
 3. Boston Scientific's Michael F. Mahoney (99 percent approval) 
 
 4. Memorial Sloan Kettering's Craig B. Thompson (99 percent approval) 
 
 5. Fast Enterprises' Martin Rankin (99 percent approval) 
 
 6. NVIDIA's Jen-Hsun Huang (99 percent approval) 
 
 7. Bain & Company's Bob Bechek (98 percent approval) 
 
 8. SpaceX's Elon Musk (98 percent approval) 
 
 9. HubSpot's Brian Halligan (98 percent approval) 
 
 10. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (98 percent approval) 
 
 The top five Highest Rated CEOs at Small & Medium Companies in 2017 in the U.S. are: 
 
 1. Sprout Social's Justyn Howard (99 percent approval) 
 
 2. Slingshot's Taylor Olson (99 percent approval) 
 
 3. Eliot Management Group's Brady Harris (99 percent approval) 
 
 4. Illuminate Education's Lane Rankin (99 percent approval) 
 
 5. Skuid's Ken McElrath (99 percent approval) 
 
 "CEOs tell us the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award is one of the highest honors they can receive because it truly reflects employee opinion about the job they do every day. I congratulate all of the winners on this significant honor," said Robert Hohman, Glassdoor co-founder and CEO. "We know that CEO approval ratings correlate to overall employee satisfaction and trust in senior leadership, which contributes to long-term employee engagement, ultimately helping an employer's recruiting and retention efforts." 
 
 Glassdoor's 100 Highest Rated CEOs in 2017 list features winning chief executives across diverse industries spanning consumer goods, technology, health care, manufacturing, retail and more. The Clorox Company's Benno Dorer (No. 1, 99 percent approval) is among 52 CEOs debuting as a Highest Rated CEO, along with SpaceX's Elon Musk (No. 8, 98 percent approval) Cheesecake Factory's David Overton (No. 34, 94 percent approval) and General Motors' Mary Barra (No. 65, 91 percent approval). Of the eight women CEOs who make the top 100, the three highest rated women are Enterprise Holdings' Pamela Nicholson (No. 21, 96 percent approval), In-N-Out Burger's Lynsi Snyder (No. 36, 94 percent approval) and Deloitte's Cathy Engelbert (No. 40, 94 percent approval). 
 
 On the 2017 list of the 25 Highest Rated CEOs at Small & Medium Companies, the top five CEOs are all newcomers to this list. 
 
 This year, there are 17 CEOs who are recognized by employees in multiple countries, including only three CEOs who have made four lists: EY's Mark Weinberger (U.S. Large, Canada, UK, Germany), Microsoft's Satya Nadella (U.S. Large, UK, France, Germany) and SAP's Bill McDermott (U.S. Large, Canada, France, Germany). 
 
 When employees submit reviews about their employer on Glassdoor, they are asked to rate several factors tied to their employment experience, including sentiment around their CEO's leadership, in addition to rating workplace attributes like senior management, among others. Specifically, when rating their CEO on Glassdoor, employees are asked to report whether they approve, disapprove or are neutral about the job their CEO is doing. 
 
 Among the more than 700,000 employers reviewed on Glassdoor, the average CEO approval rating is 67 percent. 
 
 Employees' Choice Award winners for the 2017 Highest Rated CEOs and Highest Rated CEOs at Small & Medium Companies are determined using Glassdoor's proprietary algorithm, taking into account the quantity, quality and consistency of Glassdoor-approved company reviews shared by U.S.-based employees between May 2, 2016 and May 1, 2017. At a minimum, employers considered for the large list must have received at least 100 company reviews, including at least 100 CEO approval ratings and at least 100 senior management ratings, while employers eligible for the small & medium list must have received at least 35 company reviews, including at least 35 CEO approval ratings and at least 35 senior management ratings, respectively, during the eligibility period. For reporting simplicity, CEO approval ratings are displayed as whole numbers, though calculations extend beyond the thousandth place to determine final rank order. Complete report methodology can be found and downloaded here. 
 
 SEE THE 2017 WINNERS: All winning CEOs across this year's six categories can be found by visiting: 
 
 100 Highest Rated CEOs – U.S. 
 
 25 Highest Rated CEOs at Small and Medium Companies – U.S. 
 
 25 Highest Rated CEOs – Canada 
 
 50 Highest Rated CEOs – UK 
 
 10 Highest Rated CEOs – France 
 
 10 Highest Rated CEOs – Germany 
 
 WHAT MAKES A GREAT CEO?: According to a study from Glassdoor Economic Research, highly rated CEOs are statistically linked to companies with great cultures. Among measures of company culture, the biggest driver of high CEO approval ratings is employee satisfaction with senior leadership. The study also reveals a strong link between CEO approval rating and financial performance. 
 
 VIDEO + CEO INTERVIEWS + EMPLOYEE COMMENTARY: Glassdoor is showcasing interviews with winning CEOs, revealing best practices into how they lead, fun facts about their journey to the top, and insights into what makes them tick in and out of work. Download, embed and see our video interview with the #1 CEO at The Clorox Company. Plus, see interviews in various Glassdoor blog posts featuring winning CEOs at SpaceX, Hilton, Sephora and Enterprise Holdings, among others, or request them by emailing pr@glassdoor.com. Employee commentary about winning CEOs, their senior management team and company culture are also available upon request. 
 
 About Glassdoor 
 
 Glassdoor is one of the largest and fastest growing job sites in the world today. Set apart by the tens of millions of reviews and insights provided by employees and candidates, Glassdoor combines all the jobs with this valuable data to make it easy for people to find a job that is uniquely right for them. As a result, Glassdoor helps employers hire truly informed candidates at scale through effective recruiting solutions like job advertising and employer branding products. Launched in 2008, Glassdoor now has reviews and insights for approximately 700,000 companies in more than 190 countries. For labor market trends and analysis, visit Glassdoor Economic Research. For company news and career advice and tips, visit the Glassdoor Blog and for employer-related news and insights to help employers hire, visit the Glassdoor for Employers Blog. Visit Glassdoor.com or download our apps on iOS and Android platforms. 
 
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 10. 3M Company 
 
 > 2017 reputation quotient: 81.50 
 
 > 2016 reputation quotient: N/A 
 
 > Industry: Product manufacturing 
 
 > CEO: Inge G. Thulin 
 
 Based on the Harris Poll Reputation Quotient study, 3M has an excellent reputation, ranking 10th highest among visible American companies. 3M was originally founded in 1902 as primarily a mining operation, with the three Ms standing for the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing co. The company has since evolved considerably. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota today 3M creates a wide range of consumer, industrial, healthcare, safety, and electronics products. In the Harris poll, 3M receives particularly high marks for the quality of its products. The company’s positive reputation may be helping its financial performance on Wall Street. Shares of 3M have risen by more than 100% over the past five years. 
 
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 9. Tesla Motors 
 
 > 2017 reputation quotient: 81.70 
 
 > 2016 reputation quotient: N/A 
 
 > Industry: Automaker 
 
 > CEO: Elon Musk 
 
 The 2017 edition of the Harris Poll study included for the first time electric car manufacturer Tesla as one of the most visible companies. In its first year, Tesla also rated as one of the most positively reviewed of the highly visible companies. The automaker was founded by tech mogul and icon Elon Musk, who also heads SpaceX. In August 2015, Tesla’s Model S received a score of 103 from Consumer Reports, the highest score the review company has ever awarded to a car. According to Harris Poll, while most Americans cannot afford a Tesla — the Model S and Model X each has an MSRP greater than $70,000 — Musk’s star power helps drive up the company’s reputation. Tesla’s reputation for vision and leadership ranked third best among all companies considered in the Harris Poll study. 
 
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 8. Google 
 
 > 2017 reputation quotient: 82.00 
 
 > 2016 reputation quotient: 82.97 
 
 > Industry: Internet 
 
 > CEO: Sundar Pichai 
 
 Compared to other companies on this list, Google’s reputation has declined, albeit slightly. In the 2017 edition of the Harris Poll study, Google received a reputation score of 82, slightly below its rating of 83 last year. Still, the internet giant remains one of the most well-regarded brands in the world. Google has long been the dominant search engine worldwide, and Google’s Chrome web browser now commands a substantial lead in its market as well, surpassing long-time leaders such as Microsoft’s Edge (formerly Internet Explorer) and Mozilla’s Firefox. Google has a reputation for being an excellent employer. On employee review site Glassdoor, the company received an extremely high 4.4 out of five, and 98% of employees said they approve of company CEO Sundar Pichai, who was appointed in August 2015. 
 
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 7. The Walt Disney Company 
 
 > 2017 reputation quotient: 82.04 
 
 > 2016 reputation quotient: 81.18 
 
 > Industry: Film and entertainment 
 
 > CEO: Bob Iger 
 
 For decades, The Walt Disney Company has produced wildly popular children’s movies, and the company’s theme parks have been popular tourist destinations since Disneyland opened in 1955. The company has expanded its reputation and influence in film recently, producing many of the most popular films of the decade. In addition to Disney Studios, the company is the long-time owner of digital animation studio Pixar. It also acquired Marvel Studios in 2009 and Lucasfilm 2012. In 2015 and 2016 alone, Disney’s Buena Vista studios produced nine of the 100 highest grossing films of all time. In December, Disney became the first company to surpass $7 billion at the global box office in a single year. Partially as a result of the company’s success in Hollywood, shares of Disney have increased by over 160% over the last five years. With high revenues and strong returns for investors, Disney’s reputation for financial performance ranks third among all U.S. companies. 
 
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 6. UPS 
 
 > 2017 reputation score: 82.05 
 
 > 2016 reputation score: 78.22 
 
 > Industry: Package delivery 
 
 > CEO: David Abney 
 
 With a fleet of 108,210 automobiles, 237 jet aircraft, and over 434,000 employees, the United Parcel Service delivers an estimated 19.1 million packages and documents around the globe every day. Perhaps contributing to its positive public image, UPS has a number of environmentally friendly practices in place. It was the first major package delivery business to offer customers and clients the chance to buy carbon offsets to negate the emissions generated by the shipping of their packages. According to Harris Poll, the company’s efforts to modernize — by diversifying and strengthening connections to e-commerce — have also provided a major reputation boost. 
 
 Like many of the companies on this list, UPS in the last five years, Like many other companies on this list, UPS has been a strong performer on Wall Street. In the last five years, the company’s share price has gone up by over 37%. The company’s reputation has improved recently, with its reputation quotient rising from 78.22 in 2016 to 82.05 in 2017, one of the largest improvements of any company. ||||| Elon Musk and David Sacks Depart Fwd.us, Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Action Group 
 
 Elon Musk and David Sacks, two of the Silicon Valley stars behind Fwd.us, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s political action committee, have left the group, according to sources familiar with the matter. 
 
 Musk made it clear that his departure was related to the PAC’s support of certain politicians whose positions on immigration reform and education jibed with the group’s aims, but whose record on environmental issues had come under fire. 
 
 “I agreed to support Fwd.us because there is a genuine need to reform immigration. However, this should not be done at the expense of other important causes,” Musk said in a statement to AllThingsD. “I have spent a lot of time fighting far larger lobbying organizations in D.C. and believe that the right way to win on a cause is to argue the merits of that cause. This statement may surprise some people, but my experience is that most (not all) politicians and their staffs want to do the right thing and eventually do.” 
 
 The group, spearheaded by Zuckerberg himself and launched in late March, aims to advocate for issues related to immigration reform and education, among other things. Along with former members Musk and Sacks, the group touts an all-star list of Valley luminaries, including LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman, Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer and Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr, among many others. 
 
 But Fwd.us has recently been criticized inside the Beltway and by some in Silicon Valley because of the group’s tactics and ties to conservative lawmakers on the Hill. 
 
 Environmentalist groups like the Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters, as well as MoveOn.org and immigration-rights organizations like Presente.org, announced they would pull existing Facebook ads and hold any orders for new ones for a minimum of two weeks — a response to seeing Fwd.us-backed political ads for conservative lawmakers who support controversial policies like Arctic oil drilling and building the Keystone XL pipeline. 
 
 Musk, of course, is the CEO of Tesla Motors, which specializes in eco-friendly electric vehicles. He also sits on the board as chairman of SolarCity, a company focused on solar energy. 
 
 Sacks founded enterprise social network Yammer (sold to Microsoft in 2012) and was the creator financier and producer of “Thank You For Smoking,” a 2005 film that satirizes the life of a tobacco company spokesman “who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year-old son,” according to the film’s IMDB description. 
 
 Facebook declined to comment. Microsoft and a Fwd.us spokeswoman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
– It's not much of a surprise that Travis Kalanick was left off Glassdoor's list of the top 100 CEOs, based on opinions from the employees they manage. But what may come as a surprise are those on the top of the list, who inched past Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. The 10 highest rated CEOs and their approval rating: Benno Dorer, Clorox Company: 99% Jim Kavanaugh, World Wide Technology: 99% Michael F. Mahoney, Boston Scientific: 99% Craig B. Thompson, Memorial Sloan Kettering: 99% Martin Rankin, Fast Enterprises: 99% Jen-Hsun Huang, NVIDIA: 99% Bob Bechek, Bain & Company: 98% Elon Musk, SpaceX: 98% Brian Halligan, HubSpot: 98% Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook: 98% Click for the full list or see which executives pull in nine figures. (Compare to last year's list here.)