We’ve identified 25 metrics across four pillars of corporate vitality: strategy, technology, talent and culture. I am in San Francisco today to speak with senior leaders from the top three companies on this year’s list at the Workday Rising GO for Growth Summit. Snowflake, No. 1 on this year’s list, consistently communicates and reinforces its strategy to be the backbone of enterprise data. AI provider Databricks, No. 2, is making heavy investments in AI and machine learning to deliver data analytics at scale. Coming in third place this year is Celonis, a smaller global software company that’s fueled its growth by also investing in hiring skilled talent and creating pathways for them to thrive.
U.S. tech companies dominate this year’s list, with 38 software and AI companies in top spots. The U.S. is home to more than three-quarters of companies on the list. Private firms make up half the spots, despite accounting for only 5% of the companies in our data set. What this demonstrates, perhaps, is the importance of being nimble, focused and well-funded to take advantage of the AI era.
But, as we’ll discuss today at the Workday Summit, these companies also understand the importance of creating a culture of speed, innovation and learning that enables them to attract the right people and prime them for success. While technology is a tool in enabling vitality, what powers success is still your people.
