Matt Calkins

Companies founded

Appian

CEO · Founder · 1999 – present

$3.7B valuation (2026)Unicorn

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Work history

Past roles by Dealroom records.

Strategy

Director · 1994 – 1999

$54.6B valuation (2026)

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Education

Dartmouth College

Bachelor · Economics · 1990 – 1994

Talks 2

Interviews and talks Dealroom has written up, with the key moments.

Who gets to say AI is safe? Closing the control gap

Source · Oct 2026

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The real AI race is the one for alignment

theCUBE · Oct 2026

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