Founder CEOs Outperform

Our AlphaScore is CEORater's proprietary 0-100 rating of a CEO's performance, ranked relative to their NASDAQ 100 peers. A higher score indicates superior, risk-adjusted value creation (read our methodology here). Notice that Founder CEOs outperform non-Founders by a wide margin:

• Average AlphaScore: 50

• Average Founder AlphaScore: 82

• Average Non-Founder AlphaScore: 43

Our CEORaterScore combines our AlphaScore with our compensation efficiency grade. The CEORaterScore shows founder dominance as well:

• Average CEORaterScore: 57

• Average Founder CEORaterScore: 83

• Average Non-Founder CEORaterScore: 51

Here’s a snapshot of the dataset behind CEORater. Premium subscribers may access the full dataset behind the paywall. Visit CEORater for further analysis.