


Employees at Appian rank Matt Calkins in the Top 5% of CEOs in Washington, DC. Similarly, employees at Autocene rank Kirk Deininger in the Top 5% of similar sized companies. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

CEO of Appian
BIO: Matt Calkins is Appian's founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board. Matt grew Appian from a startup in his basement to the most successful software IPO of 2017 with only $10 million of outside capital. He serves on the board of the Sorensen Institute and sits on the Leadership Council for the Virginia Public Access Project. Matt was the 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.

CEO of Autocene
BIO: Prior to founding Autocene, Inc., Mr. Deininger served in executive positions with several established and start-up companies such as Tapestry Medical (acquired by Alere Medical), E*TRADE, Thomson Corporation, and Autonomy ZANTAZ (acquired by HP) where his responsibilities included sales, marketing and channel development. While at these firms, Mr. Deininger drove expansion into new markets, negotiated distribution agreements with partners such as IBM and EMC, and managed sales teams to drive exponential sales growth.

Women at Appian rated their CEO an A+

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Diverse Employees at Appian rated their CEO an A+

Diverse Employees at Autocene rated their CEO an A+




At Appian, employees in the Business Development department rate Matt Calkins the highest. According to employees, Matt Calkins' ability to drive business results is Excellent. At Autocene, the IT department's employees rate their CEO highest. And, 100% of Autocene's employees approve of their CEO's management style.