Company: APPN
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001441683-25-000031
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Company: APPIAN CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 Founder of Appian and has served as our General Manager since January 2013 and as a member of our Board of Directors since 2008. Mr. Kramer served as our Chief Financial Officer from our founding to October 2008 and as our Vice President, Technology from October 2008 to December 2012. Mr. Kramer holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Our Board of Directors believes Mr. Kramer’s business expertise and his insight into corporate matters as our General Manager qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.

A.G.W. “Jack” Biddle, III has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2008. Mr. Biddle has served as a General Partner of Novak Biddle Venture Partners since he co-founded the venture capital firm in 1996. Mr. Biddle serves as a director for a number of privately held companies. Mr. Biddle holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia. Our Board of Directors believes Mr. Biddle’s experience investing in technology businesses and his service on numerous private company boards qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors.

Shirley A. Edwards has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2023. From 2002 to 2022, Ms. Edwards was a partner at EY (formerly Ernst & Young LLP), most recently serving as Global Client Service Partner from 2017 to 2022. Ms. Edwards serves on the Board of Directors of Solventum Corp. and Baker Hughes Company and has also served as a board member for Girls Scouts of the Nation’s Capital and Leadership Greater Washington, the Pamplin College of Business Advisory Council for Virginia Tech, and the National Capital Region Advisory Board for the American Red Cross. Ms. Edwards holds a B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Tech and is a licensed CPA. Our Board of Directors believes Ms. Edwards’ extensive experience in public company accounting qualifies her to serve on our Board of Directors.

Carl “Boe” Hartman II has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2024. Mr. Hartman is the Co-Founder and CTO - Engineering of Nomi Health, Inc., a healthcare company that he co-founded in 2020. From 2015 to 2020, he was at Goldman Sachs, most recently serving as Partner and Managing Director, Head of Digital Strategy Integration from 2019 to 2020. Mr. Hartman