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Pega provides a powerful platform that empowers the world’s leading organizations to unlock business-transforming outcomes with real-time optimization. Clients use our enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation to solve their most pressing business challenges – from personalizing engagement to automating service to streamlining operations. Since 1983, we’ve built our scalable and flexible architecture to help enterprises meet today’s customer demands while continuously transforming for tomorrow. read more

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TOTAL RATINGS: 5321

CEO: Alan Trefler

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Alan Trefler Pegasystems CEO Rating

Pegasystems' CEO, Alan Trefler, has 372 employee ratings and a score of 83/100, placing them in the Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees and Top 10% of other companies in Boston. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that males at Pegasystems rate Alan Trefler higher than females, giving the CEO a score of 86/100.

Last updated 22 days ago.

Where This Score Ranks Pegasystems' CEO Rating

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In the Top 5% of 1808 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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In the Top 10% of 270 Nearby Companies in Boston
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Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler Bio

Mr. Alan Trefler founded Pegasystems, Inc. in 1983 and has been its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 1983. Mr. Trefler has been Director of Pegasystems, Inc. since 1983. Mr. Trefler served as the President of Pegasystems Inc. until October 1999 and Clerk until June 1999. Prior to that, he managed an electronic funds transfer product for TMI Systems Corporation. He has been a Director of Chordiant Software, Inc. since April 2010 and Pegasystems Inc. since 1983. In a three decade career, Mr. Trefler has been a visionary leader, a technology change-agent, an innovative philanthropist and a trusted advisor to business executives around the world. His recent book, Build for Change, describes a new generation of customers that have unprecedented power to make or break brands and the changes businesses must embrace to succeed in today's digital world. His industry recognition includes The American Business Award's Software CEO of the Year, the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council's Public Company CEO of the Year and the Babson College Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs. He frequently presents to international business and technology audiences at industry conferences and has consulted extensively in the use of advanced technology and customer engagement. He has been interviewed and featured in Global Media including Barron's, the BBC, Bloomberg Television, The Boston Globe, CNBC, Customerfirst!, Les Echos, Fast Company, Fox Business News, Forbes, Fortune, The Huffington Post, Investor's Business Daily, The New York Times, Reuters, TheStreet.com, TechCrunch and the Wall Street Journal. He has spoken about and consulted extensively in the use of advanced technologies and the future of software and has been named the inventor of numerous patents for Pega's distinctive architecture. Mr. Trefler holds a BS Degree in Economics and Computer Science from Dartmouth College in 1977, where he was a winner of the John G. Kemeny prize in computing.

Who Ranks Pegasystems' CEO Rating the Highest?

Department - Customer Support 95/100

Department - HR 92/100

Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 90/100

Who Ranks Pegasystems' CEO Rating the Lowest?

Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 67/100

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 72/100

Tenure - Over 10 Years 73/100

Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Pegasystems.

Based on 372 ratings, Alan Trefler ranks right below Salesforce's CEO, Marc Benioff.

Pegasystems' CEO is highly regarded by the Customer Support department, the HR department, and Asian or Pacific Islander employees. However, employees who have been at the company 1 to 2 Years, employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years, and employees who have been at the company Over 10 Years have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.