Appian Corporation is a global technology company specializing in low-code automation platforms designed to streamline business processes. Founded in 1999 by Matt Calkins, the company provides an integrated suite of tools that enables organizations to build enterprise applications and workflows rapidly with minimal hand coding. The platform combines process management, robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and data integration into a single environment, allowing businesses to accelerate digital transformation initiatives.
The core offering, the Appian Low-Code Platform, empowers users—ranging from professional developers to business analysts—to visually model, design and deploy applications that can automate complex operations, orchestrate tasks across systems, and deliver real-time analytics. Appian’s process mining and decision management modules further enhance operational visibility and adaptability, supporting continuous improvement and regulatory compliance in industries such as financial services, healthcare, government and manufacturing.
Appian is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, and serves a broad customer base across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, with offices and partners worldwide. Its solutions are used by enterprises to address challenges such as customer onboarding, claims processing, supply chain management and case management. By abstracting much of the underlying technical complexity, Appian’s platform enables organizations to respond more quickly to market changes and drive cost efficiencies.
Leadership at Appian is anchored by co-founder and CEO Matt Calkins, who has guided the company since its inception. Under his direction, Appian has grown from a startup into a publicly traded company, listing on the NASDAQ in May 2017. Appian continues to innovate its platform by incorporating emerging technologies such as intelligent document processing and conversational AI, while expanding its partner ecosystem to support implementation and integration efforts worldwide.
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