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Fortune Media and Great Place To Work Name Five9 to 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™

Recognition highlights Five9's commitment to building an innovative, people-first culture that powers AI-driven customer experiences for organizations worldwide

SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have honored Five9, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIVN), provider of the Intelligent CX Platform, as one of this year’s Best Workplaces™ in the Bay Area. This is Five9’s third consecutive year being named to this prestigious list, coming in at No. 23 in the Large Company category. The recognition reflects Five9’s continued investment in fostering an innovative, people-first culture that empowers employees to partner with companies worldwide to transform customer experience through AI, automation, and human-centered innovation.

Trusted by more than 3,000 organizations worldwide, Five9 helps businesses transform customer experience through the expertise, innovation, and dedication of its employees. This recognition reflects the work Five9 employees do every day to empower organizations to navigate one of the biggest shifts in customer experience in decades. As AI reshapes how businesses engage with customers, Five9 helps customers adopt new technologies, improve service outcomes, and create smarter, and more seamless experiences across every interaction.

To determine the Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™ List, Great Place To Work collected more than 70,000 confidential survey responses from employees at eligible companies via its proprietary platform. Companies were ranked based on their ability to offer consistently positive experiences, building trust with leaders, colleagues, and the overall organization.

“At Five9, our people are at the center of everything we do,” said Tiffany Meriweather, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer, Five9. “As we continue helping organizations evolve customer experience with AI, we remain equally committed to fostering a culture where employees feel empowered, supported, and inspired to innovate and drive transformation. Being recognized as one of the Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area reflects the passion and dedication of our global team.”

The Best Workplaces in the Bay Area list is highly competitive. Survey responses reflect a comprehensive picture of the workplace experience. Honorees were rewarded based on their ability to deliver positive outcomes for employees, regardless of role or status within the organization.

To be eligible for the list, companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™, have at least 10 U.S. employees, and be headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“Congratulations to the Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “By focusing on people, these companies are more resilient and effective in a business environment that demands speed, innovation, and agility.”

In addition to being named to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area list, Five9 has also been recently recognized by Computerworld as one of the Best Places to Work in IT for the third consecutive year and by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging, and Community.

For more information about careers at Five9, visit the careers page.

About Five9

Five9 empowers organizations to create hyper-personalized and effortless AI-driven customer experiences that deliver better business outcomes. Powered by Five9 Genius AI, the Five9 Intelligent CX Platform is trusted by 3,000+ customers and 1,400+ partners globally. The New CX starts here, and it's at the heart of every winning experience. For more information, visit www.five9.com.

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About the Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area

Great Place To Work selected the Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area List by surveying 1.3 million employees in the U.S., representing companies that collectively employ more than 7.3 million U.S. workers. Of those responses, more than 70,000 were received from employees at companies that were eligible for the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area List, and these rankings are based on their feedback. Companies earn eligibility by being Great Place To Work Certified™, having at least 10 U.S. employees, and having headquarters in the Bay Area.

About Great Place To Work

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work, a UKG company, brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and Great Place To Work Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ and receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces list.

About Fortune

Fortune is a global multi-platform media company built on a legacy of trusted, award-winning reporting and information for those who want to make business better. Independently owned, Fortune tells the stories of the world’s biggest companies and their leaders, as well as a new generation of innovators who are moving business forward.

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