Matt Calkins is the co-founder, CEO, chairman, and president of Appian Corporation, and a world champion board gamer.

[5] In 1999, Calkins co-founded Appian and began building software tools such as an intranet portal for the U.S.

[19] In 2017, Calkins was named to the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) board of directors.

[20] He also serves on the leadership council of the Virginia Public Access Project and the board of the Sorensen Institute.

[22] Calkins helped the Renew Democracy Initiative to create fight4ukraine.com, a website that tracks the world's response to Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.