Matthew Calkins is Chief Executive Officer, President, Founder, and Chairman of the Board of Appian Corp (APPN). The company reported total compensation of $2,941,276 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,150,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,760,000 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $31,276 |
| Total | $2,941,276 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Appian Corp filed April 22, 2026, accession 0001441683-26-000021.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer, President, Founder, and Chairman of the Board | $1,150,000 | $0 | $1,760,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $31,276 | $2,941,276 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer, President, Founder, and Chairman of the Board | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $0 | $276 | $1,150,276 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer, President, Founder, and Chairman of the Board | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $0 | $13,566 | $1,163,566 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer, President, Founder, and Chairman of the Board | $915,625 | $0 | $0 | $18,823,638 | $99,000 | $0 | $12,380 | $19,850,643 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $708,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $261,810 | $0 | $11,705 | $981,848 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $297,525 | $0 | $11,433 | $808,958 |
| FY2019 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $483,333 | — | $0 | $9,497,647 | $127,500 | — | $11,592 | $10,120,072 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Appian Corp.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Appian Corp compensation brief.
Matthew Calkins's compensation sits inside Appian Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.