Matthew Calkins compensation by year
APPIAN Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $400,000 | $400,000 | $483,333 | $500,000 | $708,333 | $915,625 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,760,000 |
| Option awards | $505 | $0 | $9,497,647 | $0 | $0 | $18,823,638 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $210,842 | $122,250 | $127,500 | $297,525 | $261,810 | $99,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $8,000 | $11,592 | $11,433 | $11,705 | $12,380 | $13,566 | $276 | $31,276 |
| Total | $611,347 | $530,250 | $10,120,072 | $808,958 | $981,848 | $19,850,643 | $1,163,566 | $1,150,276 | $2,941,276 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: APPIAN CORP DEF 14A filed April 22, 2026, accession 0001441683-26-000021, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the APPIAN CORP filed document, accession 0001441683-26-000021. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 22, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Option | 700,000 | — | $50.63 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in APPIAN CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
12 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 22, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 32,600 | $37.32 | 1,596,544 |
| 2026-10-07 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 12,400 | $37.97 | 1,584,144 |
| 2026-09-08 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 1,996 | $37.07 | 1,629,144 |
| 2026-09-08 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 19,116 | $35.58 | 1,631,140 |
| 2026-09-08 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 23,888 | $34.73 | 1,650,256 |
| 2026-08-07 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 31,547 | $34.79 | 1,674,144 |
| 2026-08-07 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 9,264 | $34.34 | 1,705,691 |
| 2026-08-07 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 2,580 | $31.66 | 1,716,564 |
The 8 most recent of 12 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
APPIAN’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Srdjan Tanjga | Chief Financial Officer | $8,885,435 |
| Mark Dorsey | Chief Revenue Officer | $3,501,409 |
| Matthew Calkins · this page | Chief Executive Officer, President, Founder, and Chairman of the Board | $2,941,276 |
| Pavel Zamudio-Ramirez | Chief Customer Officer | $1,905,929 |
| Mark Lynch | Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | $1,271,196 |
| Robert Kramer | General Manager | $1,226,968 |
Board service
APPIAN board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: APPIAN pays directors a $125,000 cash retainer and $125,000 in equity. As stated in APPIAN's FY2025 proxy.
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