Appian CEO and leadership

Matt Calkins is founder and CEO of Appian. Matt grew Appian from a startup in his basement to the most successful software IPO of 2017 with just $10 million of outside capital. He has served on the board for the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Virginia Public Access Project and the Sorensen Institute. Matt was top Economics graduate of his class at Dartmouth. He is the author of several award-winning board games, and is frequently a top finisher at the World Boardgaming Championships.

Appian provides a low-code automation platform that accelerates the creation of high-impact business applications. Many of the world’s largest organizations use Appian applications to improve customer experience, achieve operational excellence, and simplify global risk management and compliance.

We offer outstanding opportunities with unlimited growth potential and great benefits for recent graduates and seasoned veterans in software engineering, technology consulting, and sales.

Worked over 30 years professionally in finance related positions. Negotiated and closed private equity financings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, led three IPO’s, several secondary equity financings, a 144a convertible debt offering, and senior credit facilities with a combined value in excess of $1 billion. Broad executive experience encompassing early stage start-up (tenth employee), rapid growth, steady state and downsizing environments.

Chief Information Officer (CIO) @Appian $APPN Unordered list: Cloud, Security, PaaS, Chicago Cubs, Poker, Software, SRE, FedRAMP, GxP, Low Code, BPM, GCP

I've always known one of my driving forces in life is to redefine the ordinary.

I came to America by boat as a refugee from Vietnam to the low-income projects of Virginia. Even then, I knew that I would not allow myself to be limited as a result of my upbringing. Whether it was being the first in my family to receive a college degree or becoming a change agent in my 24-year professional tech career - I've always pushed boundaries to drive success. After all, life begins at the end of our comfort zone. To hear more about my story at https://bit.ly/33osAn8.

As a seasoned executive, I've shared my mission to redefine the ordinary: bringing software to enhance the daily human experience at work (feel free to ask me how!). Let's not get complacent in the ways thing operate because that is just how it's always been. Don’t miss great opportunities because we fear change. I challenge you to do one thing a day that pushes your limits & share it with me on Twitter @DVuBroady!

Matt Calkins is founder and CEO of Appian. Matt grew Appian from a startup in his basement to the most successful software IPO of 2017 with just $10 million of outside capital. He has served on the board for the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Virginia Public Access Project and the Sorensen Institute. Matt was top Economics graduate of his class at Dartmouth. He is the author of several award-winning board games, and is frequently a top finisher at the World Boardgaming Championships.

Appian provides a low-code automation platform that accelerates the creation of high-impact business applications. Many of the world’s largest organizations use Appian applications to improve customer experience, achieve operational excellence, and simplify global risk management and compliance.

We offer outstanding opportunities with unlimited growth potential and great benefits for recent graduates and seasoned veterans in software engineering, technology consulting, and sales.

Matt Calkins is founder and CEO of Appian. Matt grew Appian from a startup in his basement to the most successful software IPO of 2017 with just $10 million of outside capital. He has served on the board for the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Virginia Public Access Project and the Sorensen Institute. Matt was top Economics graduate of his class at Dartmouth. He is the author of several award-winning board games, and is frequently a top finisher at the World Boardgaming Championships.

Worked over 30 years professionally in finance related positions. Negotiated and closed private equity financings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, led three IPO’s, several secondary equity financings, a 144a convertible debt offering, and senior credit facilities with a combined value in excess of $1 billion. Broad executive experience encompassing early stage start-up (tenth employee), rapid growth, steady state and downsizing environments.