Stanford President JOHN HENNESSY is featured as one of “America’s Favorite Bosses” on Forbes.com. In recent rankings Glassdoor.com, a website that posts salaries as well as employee reviews of their companies and bosses, Hennessy came in second, beating out Apple’s Steve Jobs (#3), Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein (#4), Google’s Eric Schmidt (#5) and Southwest Airlines’ Gary Kelly (#9). The very top spot went to Ken Powell, CEO of General Mills. The list is based on reviews voluntarily posted by employees who answer the question: “Do you approve of the way this person is handling the job of leading this company?” Hennessy got the nod from 97 percent of those who answered.
