Nine Bay Area companies made their way to the top 20 of Forbes’ recent best American companies list, computed by 60 different measures. The annual list assessed 2,000 different companies’ “performance, customer and employee satisfaction, cybersecurity, sustainability, companies’ remote work policies, media coverage and more,” selecting the top 300 based on these metrics. Climate Change Nov 2 Four Bay Area cities rank in top 10 greenest cities in America, here's why Fremont Sep 25 Fremont is No. 2 best city for women. Here's how other Bay Area cities ranked NVIDIA, the powerhouse chipmaker based in Santa Clara that recently became the world’s most valuable company, ranked No.1. Forbes pointed out the company’s economic value and high employee satisfaction. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, ranked No. 2 while Intuit, specializing in business software, ranked No. 3. Both companies call Mountain View home. Other Bay Area companies that ranked in the top 20 included ServiceNow (No. 8), Apple (No. 11), Prologis (No. 13), Intuitive Surgical (No. 14), Arista Networks (No. 15) and Salesforce (No. 19). Forbes’ list included a spectrum of industries, “ranging from tech and travel to media and medical devices.” Here’s a look at the top 20 American companies, as ranked by Forbes. RankNameIndustryLocation1NVIDIASemiconductors, Electronics, Electrical EngineeringSanta Clara, CA2AlphabetIT Software & ServicesMountain View, CA3IntuitIT Software & ServicesMountain View, CA4Vertex Pharmaceutical Drugs & BiotechnologyBoston, MA5MicrosoftIT Software & ServicesRedmond, WA6Berkshire HathawayReal EstateOmaha, NE7Eli LilyDrugs & BiotechnologyIndianapolis, IN8ServiceNowIT Software & ServicesSanta Clara, CA9American ExpressBanking & Financial ServicesNew York, NY10KKRBanking & Financial ServicesNew York, NY11AppleElectronics & OfficeCupertino, CA12MastercardBanking & Financial ServicesPurchase, NY13PrologisReal EstateSan Francisco, CA14Intuitive SurgicalHealth Care Equipment & ServicesSunnyvale, CA15Arista NetworksIT Software & ServicesSanta Clara, CA16Pinnacle Financial PartnersBanking & Financial ServicesNashville, TN17JPMorgan ChaseBanking & Financial ServicesNew York, NY18Boston ScientificHealth Care Equipment & ServicesMarlborough, MA19SalesforceIT Software & ServicesSan Francisco, CA20Booz Allen Hamilton HoldingBusiness Services & SuppliesMcLean, VA