CEO Email List

CONTACT	COMPANY	TITLE	PHONE	EMAIL	LOCATION	ACTIONS
JEJordan Ellis	Brightpath Analytics	Founder & Chief Executive Officer	+1 (512) 555-0120	Unlock	Austin, TX	CRM ↓
MRMorgan Reyes	Meridian Labs	Chief Executive Officer	Unlock Mobile	Unlock	Denver, CO	CRM ↓
SOSam Okafor	Cedar & Vine	Chief Executive Officer	+1 (512) 555-0122	Unlock	Portland, OR	CRM ↓
TBTaylor Brooks	Northwind Logistics	Chief Executive Officer	Unlock Mobile	Unlock	Columbus, OH	CRM ↓
CNCasey Nguyen	Lumen Health	Founder & Chief Executive Officer	+1 (512) 555-0124	Unlock	San Diego, CA	CRM ↓
RFRiley Foster	Harborline Group	Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer	Unlock Mobile	Unlock	Tampa, FL	CRM ↓

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What Is a CEO Email List?

A CEO email list is a verified database of Chief Executive Officers, the people with final say on budget, vendors and direction.

What Is Included in Every CEO Record?

Each record carries 50+ verified fields, from name, title and verified email to direct dial, mobile and full company firmographics. Here is exactly what you unlock in the UpLead app.

Contact details

Full nameFirst nameLast nameJob titleSeniorityJob functionJob sub-functionDepartmentVerified emailEmail statusDirect dialMobile phoneLinkedIn URLGenderContact cityContact stateContact countyContact country

Company firmographics

Company nameWebsiteDomainCompany descriptionIndustryNAICS codeNAICS descriptionSIC codeSIC descriptionEmployeesRevenueYear foundedCompany typeStock tickerStock exchangeCompany phoneCompany faxCompany addressCompany cityCompany stateZIP codeCompany countryCompany logo

Socials & signals

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Jordan Ellis

Chief Executive Officer

Brightpath Analytics

Email[email protected]

Mobile Phone+1 (512) 555-0147

Direct Dial+1 (512) 555-0182

LocationAustin, TX, Us

COMPANY

500 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701, Us

Websitebrightpath.io

Phone+1 (512) 555-0100

Industry Tagssoftware, analytics, saas

SIC Code7372

NAICS Codes541511

Revenue$10M-$50M

Employees51-200

Skills

Account Management
Business Development
Business Strategy
Enterprise Sales
Fundraising
Go-to-Market
Leadership
Product Strategy
SaaS Sales
Team Building

Experience

Brightpath Analytics

Chief Executive Officer

Jan 2019 - Current

Meridian Labs

VP of Sales

Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

Cedar & Vine

Sales Manager

Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

Education

Northlake University

MBA

Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

State College

BS, Computer Science

Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

More people at Brightpath Analytics (41)

CONTACT	TITLE	PHONE	EMAIL	LOCATION	ACTIONS
MLMorgan Lee	VP of Engineering	Unlock Mobile	Unlock	Remote, US	CRM ↓
SRSam Rivera	Head of Marketing	Unlock Mobile	Unlock	Austin, TX	CRM ↓
TBTaylor Brooks	Data Science Lead	Unlock Mobile	Unlock	Denver, CO	CRM ↓
CNCasey Nguyen	Director of Sales	Unlock Mobile	Unlock	Austin, TX	CRM ↓

Show all 41 people at this company

RFRiley Foster	Product Manager	+1 (512) 555-0142	Unlock	Chicago, IL	CRM ↓
ACAvery Cole	Operations Lead	Unlock Mobile	Unlock	Austin, TX	CRM ↓
JPJamie Park	Finance Manager	+1 (512) 555-0140	Unlock	Remote, US	CRM ↓

Example record with placeholder details. Every purchased contact includes all 51 data points.

How the CEO Email List Is Built

The nationwide US ceo email list is built in eight stages: 321,404,380 documents are analyzed to produce 945,307 matching records, of which 408,734 pass real-time email verification at export. The remaining 536,573 are withheld and not delivered. The worldwide list is built the same way and holds 1,689,839 records. Every figure below describes the nationwide US list.

Figures belownationwide US list · 945,307 matched records

Discover

License

Classify

Validate

Load

Verify

Deliver

Refresh

321,404,380documents analyzed for this segment

Stage 1 of 8Discover

We search and analyze public documents to hunt down relevant information.

16licensed sources cross-referenced

Stage 2 of 8License

We supplement our own research with data licensed from trusted third parties.

26,468,596attributes labelled across the segment

Stage 3 of 8Classify

We categorize and label every record with AI/ML models, rule-based logic and proprietary algorithms.

11,343,684validation checks run

Stage 4 of 8Validate

AI anomaly detection tests each record and removes anything incorrect, stale or unverifiable.

945,307records matching this list before verification

Stage 5 of 8Load

Accurate information is loaded into the UpLead database, ready to search.

408,734verified in real time at export

Stage 6 of 8Verify

At the moment you export, we run real-time email verification with AI risk scoring.

536,573rows withheld rather than delivered to you

Stage 7 of 8Deliver

You receive the verified records. Anything that fails is flagged and withheld.

67,117records revisited every month

Stage 8 of 8Refresh

Researchers comb through the data continuously and keep the database current.

Documents analyzed321,404,380public filings, registries, company sites and news

Data points labelled26,468,596role, seniority, employer, location and contact fields

Validation checks11,343,684anomaly detection against every prior version

Records matching this list945,307what the filter returns in the live database

Verified at export408,734expected to pass real-time verification, plus or minus 5%

Withheld as unverifiable536,573flagged at export and not delivered

Who qualifies for this list

A contact qualifies when the job title contains ceo, chief executive officer. Word order does not matter and seniority prefixes come along automatically.

The job titles it returns

Chief Executive Officer446,028 Founder & Chief Executive Officer40,044 President and Chief Executive Officer38,342 Founder and Chief Executive Officer34,437 President & Chief Executive Officer29,258 President / Chief Executive Officer25,403

Counted exactly, not sampled. One spelling never covers a segment.

What it deliberately leaves out

President616,950 Managing Director215,491 Founder171,658

Everyone holding exactly one of these titles in the US. None of them are in this list.

What Size Companies Employ These CEOs?

The list spans 408,734 US CEOs at companies of every size, revenue band and ownership type, so you can target the exact segment you sell to.

By company size

1–10 employees316,519 · 32%

11–50229,046 · 23%

51–200188,364 · 19%

201–1,000113,170 · 11%

1,000+141,589 · 14%

By company revenue

Under $1M190,780 · 19%

$1M–$10M215,014 · 22%

$10M–$50M176,706 · 18%

$50M–$200M100,044 · 10%

$200M+129,559 · 13%

Undisclosed133,204 · 13%

By ownership type

Private763,414 · 77%

Public41,178 · 4%

Education27,944 · 3%

Non-profit16,717 · 2%

Government6,448 · 1%

Other89,606 · 9%

408,734 verified in real time at export50% with a mobile number50+ fields per record

Verification runs in real time at export, so the delivered count can vary by up to 5% either way.

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Which Industries Employ These CEOs?

These CEOs work across every major sector, led by Professional Services, Information & Media and Healthcare. Filter the list to any single industry.

Professional Services266,373 · 27%

Information & Media95,599 · 10%

Healthcare91,843 · 9%

Finance & Insurance82,966 · 8%

Other Services69,279 · 7%

Admin & Support49,132 · 5%

Construction47,884 · 5%

Arts & Entertainment46,706 · 5%

Wholesale45,848 · 5%

Education39,702 · 4%

Where Are These CEOs Based?

Ceos are spread across all 50 states, concentrated in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Target a single metro or buy the nationwide list.

New York, NY47,950 · 5%

San Francisco, CA21,779 · 2%

Los Angeles, CA19,541 · 2%

Chicago, IL15,400 · 2%

Miami, FL14,091 · 1%

Atlanta, GA13,133 · 1%

Austin, TX10,509 · 1%

Dallas, TX9,869 · 1%

San Diego, CA9,798 · 1%

Boston, MA9,033 · 1%

Which Companies Will You Reach?

The list includes the chief executives of major employers, not only small businesses. A sample of the companies you can reach:

Community Health Systems

Victorias Secret Stores

Mcdonalds

Sprouts Farmers Market

Baycare Health System

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Microsoft Corporation

Ervanaria Estrela New Bedford

Visiting Angels

Yelp

Rochester Regional Health

Raytheon Technologies Corp

Harmonic

Databricks

Mac Cosmetics

Wesco

Paypal

Southern California Edison (Sce)

How Accurate and Current Is the CEO Data?

Every record is re-verified at delivery and refreshed monthly, backed by a 95% accuracy guarantee on the verified contacts you receive. Around 50% also include a direct mobile number alongside a business email and direct dial.

US CEOs408,734 of 979,021 worldwide

Both figures are contacts verified in real time at export. Because verification runs live, the delivered count can vary by up to 5% either way.

Why UpLead is the best source for CEO data

A CEO email list is only worth buying if the emails land and the phone numbers connect. UpLead pairs verified chief executive officer emails with direct dials and mobile numbers, so your team can run email and phone outreach from the same record.

Plenty of providers claim to sell the best CEO mailing database. Here is what actually sets UpLead apart:

Real-time verification: every email is checked at export, backed by a 95% accuracy guarantee on the verified contacts you receive, so you spend credits on contacts that reach an inbox.
Always current: the database refreshes continuously as CEOs move, get promoted, or leave, so you avoid stale records.
50+ data points: every record goes past the email with industry, company size, revenue, and location so you can segment before you send.
Built for your workflow: pull a broad list or narrow it by industry and hand it straight to your sales process.
Technology and intent signals: see the tools a company already runs so your first message speaks to their actual stack.

How Many Ways Can You Reach These CEOs?

Every CEO record ships with more than one way in, so your team can switch channels the moment email goes quiet.

Verified work email100%

Checked at the moment you export, backed by the 95% accuracy guarantee on the verified contacts you receive.

Company phone and mailing address100%

The head-office line and postal address sit on every record.

50+ firmographic and job fields100%

Title, seniority, industry, company size, and revenue on all contacts.

Direct mobile number50%

50% of US CEOs include a personal mobile, the channel that reaches someone who is off email.

Plus LinkedIn and other social profiles on the record where available, so a connect request can back up the first email.

How Do Teams Use a CEO Email List?

Sales, ABM, recruiting and partnership teams all use it to reach chief executive officers directly. Four common plays:

💻

Enterprise software and services

Reach the person who approves the budget rather than the person who researches it.

✅

Professional services

Pitch advisory, legal or financial work to the decision maker.

👥

Recruitment and executive search

Connect with the executive who owns the hire.

✅

Investor and partnership outreach

Open a conversation at the level where it can go somewhere.

CEO Email List in Four Numbers

Counts only mean something next to a number you already have, so each of these is a comparison rather than a share of the total.

1.8x worldwide

979,021 CEOs worldwide against 408,734 in the US alone, so the nationwide file is the bigger cut of the catalogue.

#8 of 31

CEO ranks 8th of the 31 role-based email lists UpLead sells, by US contact count.

California leads

176,603 CEOs in California, 2.0x New York at 86,362.

50% reachable by mobile

469,056 of 408,734 US CEOs carry a direct mobile number alongside their verified business email.

Counts on this page verified 7 August 2026

What Verification Saves You on the CEO Email List

Every vendor sells a count. What decides your bill is how many of those addresses you can actually send to, and who pays to find out.

536,573

dead addresses removed before the file reaches you

$2,000

the cleaning bill you would otherwise pick up yourself

57%

the bounce rate the same list would have posted unverified

	Same list bought unverified	This list from UpLead
Verified before you send	none	408,734
Addresses you have to clean yourself	945,307	none
Cleaning bill	$2,000	included
Dead addresses loaded into your sending tool	536,573	none
Bounce rate on the first send	57%	under 2%

Most vendors sell the raw file and leave the cleaning to you. At industry-standard bulk verification rates that is a $2,000 job on a list this size, and sending to it unverified would put you at a 57% bounce rate, well past the 2% mark where Mailchimp and most sending platforms start restricting accounts. You pay $0.04 per verified contact, and nothing for the rest. Verification runs in real time at export, so the delivered count can vary by up to 5% either way.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in a CEO email list?

Each contact includes the chief executive officer's name, verified business email, direct or mobile phone where available, job title, company, industry, employee count, revenue, and location. Higher plans add technology and intent data.

How many CEO contacts does UpLead have?

UpLead tracks 979,021 Chief Executive Officer contacts worldwide, with 408,734 at US companies. Around 50% of the US records include a direct mobile number.

In what format is the list delivered?

You export to CSV or push contacts straight into your CRM. UpLead connects to Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and others, plus Zapier for everything else.

Can I filter the CEO list?

Yes. Filter by industry, company size, revenue, US state, city, technology used and buying intent, then reach CEOs by company size, industry or state in one export.

Are the emails verified?

Every email is validated in real time at export, backed by a 95% accuracy guarantee on the verified contacts you receive. If a verified email bounces, the credit is returned.