How to Find CEO Email Addresses (Legally, Easy and Fast)

We often assume that CEOs, busy with daily business dealings, only interact with fellow C-suite members. However, CEOs appreciate great ideas, creative solutions to their pain points, and proactive talents. Whether you’re a sales representative, business developer, or even a job seeker, there are occasions when direct contact with CEOs can expedite matters considerably - only if you know how to find their contacts.

Perhaps type some simple Google Sheets formulas to find CEOs' email addresses, similar to what's demonstrated in the video below? Does it sound too good to be true?

Yes, it could be this simple. Let us walk you through how to find CEOs’ email addresses quickly, legally, and accurately. As long as you craft an intriguing email that can solve the CEOs’ pain points, you might just succeed.

We also have a demo you can try right here in this article, so sit tight.

Use Data Enrichment Tools

We recommend you to use Sapiengraph. Yes, it’s us, but let us tell you why we can confidently say that it should be the best way when it comes to finding CEOs’ email addresses. First, Sapiengraph adheres to CCPA, GDPR, and SOC 2 regulations, so you don’t need to worry about the legal consequences. Second, a lot of LinkedIn Scrapers require coding skills to use. But Sapiengraph is a Google Sheets add-on that you can enrich the data with custom Google Sheets formulas. As long as you know how to use Google Sheets, you can master it.

To get started, you need to sign up for a free account and install Sapiengraph’s Google Sheets add-on and extension (see here: why do I need a browser extension). Each account can get 100 free credits to enrich the data you want.

Then when you open the Google Sheets, go to Extensions -> Sapiengraph -> Launch Sapiengraph. And you are all set. Now you can use Sapiengraph’s custom formulas to find the CEOs’ email addresses.

For example, you want to contact Michael Dell, the CEO of Dell, to discuss collaboration opportunities. With his LinkedIn, we can use this formula in Google Sheets:

=SG_PERSONAL_EMAILS("https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdell/")

And we get his email addresses without breaking a sweat.

But of course, Sapiengraph can do more than find CEOs’ email addresses. Let’s say you are a business developer and want to reach out to CEOs, without any specific people in mind at this stage. We can use the following formula to filter the CEOs in the tech industry who are based in California

=SG_PERSON_SEARCH("US",10,,,,,,,"CEO",,,,,,,,,,,,,"California",,,,"Technology")

And we get the list of who matches the criteria. Next step, we can use the first email search formula mentioned above to find the CEOs’ email addresses and reach out to them. You can refer to the formulas guide.

Pros

1. Easy to use
2. Data is accurate
3. Time-saving
4. More than just an email-finding tool to leverage in work
5. Work for any company sizes

Cons

1. It’s not a completely free tool (but every new account has 100 free credits)

Here's a sneak peek of what Sapiengraph can do! Try it with Google CEO Sundar Pichai's LinkedIn profile URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundarpichai/

Search on LinkedIn

Of course, you can send an InMail on LinkedIn for cold outreach. But if you want to increase the chance of being responded to, adding one to two more channels, including email, is recommended.

On LinkedIn, there are two sections where you can find CEOs’ email addresses. The first is to click the contact info. Some CEOs put their emails here.

The other is the “About” section. Some CEOs, especially CEOs from startups, put their emails here, encouraging people to reach out via email.

However, CEOs from bigger companies usually don't put any contact details on the two sections mentioned. We also want to point out that even if it’s smaller companies, you need to rely on luck for this one. You may find yourself digging from profile to profile, but getting zero in the end.

Pros

1. It’s free

Cons

1. Time-consuming
2. Not many CEOs list their email addresses on social media even if it’s LinkedIn

Subscribe to the company or CEO's newsletter

This works particularly better with startups and smaller companies. It’s not uncommon that CEOs get involved in newsletters, as at startups or small-size companies, CEOs still directly get in touch with clients. We are speaking from our experience (so now you know that sometimes our CEO at Sapiengraph replies to your email). If you reply to the newsletter with interesting thoughts or feedback, you might be able to get in touch with the CEO directly.

Pros

1. If the CEOs are looped in the newsletter, the response rate is high

Cons

1. Not feasible for bigger companies
2. Hard to scale

Frame email addresses

Most companies follow a standard email format for their employees. For example:

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

If you already have someone’s email address from that company, the CEO’s email address wouldn’t be too hard to guess.

Pros

1. It’s free
2. Less work if you already know the structure

Cons

1. Hard to scale as it’s time-consuming

Search on company’s website

Usually on a company’s website, you can check sections such as “Meet our team” or “CEO story”, there is a chance that the CEO’s email addresses are shown on the website. If not, as long as other employees’ email addresses are, you can use it as a reference to guess based on the email structure.

Pros

1. It’s free
2. As long as there is an employee email address shown, it can help guess the company’s email structure

Cons

1. Hard to scale as it’s time-consuming

The most effective way to find CEOs’ email addresses? Sapiengraph is no doubt the winner

Among the ways to find CEOs’ email addresses we’ve covered, you might notice that most are not able to be scaled except Sapiengraph. While Sapiengraph isn't entirely free, we all know that efficiency is key. Working smarter yields more value than expected.

Besides, there is nothing more expensive than something free. You might be able to find out CEOs’ email addresses by testing the email structure, but you might waste an hour. Meanwhile, your competitors using Sapiengraph can find the accurate CEOs’ email addresses in one second and send out the email in no time. You see, even if there are free ways to find CEOs’ email addresses, they may not be the best ways.

Try Sapiengraph today to help you do the magic. With Sapiengraph, you can focus your energy on crafting attention-grabbing emails instead of spending time browsing LinkedIn and company websites!

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