


Employees at Appian rank Matt Calkins in the Top 5% of CEOs in Washington, DC. Comparatively, employees at Oracle rank Safra Catz in the Bottom 30% of CEOs in San Francisco. 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 Oracle
BIO: Safra A. Catz is the Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Corporation and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. At Oracle, she previously served as President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Senior Vice President. She is also a lecturer on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Oracle Education Foundation since its founding in 2000 and has served as Chair since 2004. Safra is on the Board of Trustees of In-Q-Tel. Previous to Oracle, she held various positions at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette including Managing Director in Investment Banking. Safra also served on the Board of Directors for HSBC Holdings and The Walt Disney Company.

Women at Appian rated their CEO an A+

Women at Oracle rated their CEO a D

Diverse Employees at Appian rated their CEO an A+

Diverse Employees at Oracle rated their CEO a D+




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 Oracle, the Business Development department's employees rate their CEO highest. And, 42% of Oracle's employees approve of their CEO's management style.