Money | CEOs Most-Loved CEOs Aren't Who You Think Elon Musk comes in at No. 8 By Arden Dier Posted Jun 21, 2017 11:33 AM CDT Copied Elon Musk speaks in Hawthorne, Calif., on April 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File) 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.) Read These Next Americans have thoughts on aging. Indictment: Pitchers struck deal with bettors on what to throw. Administration orders states to halt full SNAP payments. Essayist quit drinking at age 71, writes that it's never too late. Report an error