Daniel Zhao is Chief Economist at Glassdoor, the worldwide leader on career insights about jobs and companies. Daniel leads the Economic Research team, conducting research using Glassdoor’s unique data on a range of topics in labor market trends and employer-employee relations.
Daniel’s work covers drivers of employee engagement and sentiment and has produced new data products like the Glassdoor Employee Confidence Index. Daniel’s research has also touched on other topics like pay transparency, employee retention, layoffs and leadership communication styles.
His work has been cited in publications like the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the Harvard Business Review and more. His team’s work can be found on the Glassdoor Economic Research blog.
Prior to joining the Glassdoor Economic Research team in 2018, he worked as a data scientist, analyzing big data for marketplaces like Glassdoor and Wayfair.