Alan Trefler
| Alan Trefler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alan N. Trefler March 10, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Organization | Pegasystems |
| Salary | $751,526 (2014)[1] |
| Net worth | $1 billion (November 2013)[2] |
| Religion | Judaism[3] |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Trefler (m. 1992-present) |
Alan N. Trefler (born March 10, 1956) is an American businessman, who is the founder and CEO of Pegasystems. Trefler also serves as chairman of the company's Board of Directors.[4]
Biography
Born to a Jewish family, his father was a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States after World War II and founded an antique restoration business in Newton, Massachusetts.[5] Trefler was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts where he graduated from Brookline High School and later attended Dartmouth College, where he graduated with a B.S. in economics and computer science in 1977.[6] At Dartmouth, he was active in playing chess.
After college, Trefler took a position as a Senior Project Manager for Casher Associates Inc., a business process management company, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He then moved to TMI Systems as a Funds Transfer Product Manager before founding Pegasystems in April 1983.[7]
In 1995, Trefler and his wife Pamela established The Trefler Foundation, which seeks to improve educational opportunities for Boston’s urban youth. At the time, they donated $1 million to Dorchester High School[8]
In 1998, Trefler was granted a United States Patent for Pegasystems' distinctive Inherited Rule-Based Architecture, which provides the framework for Pegasystems' BPM solutions.[9]
In 2009, Trefler was awarded the Computer Software Executive of the Year Stevie Award.[10]
Chess career
While at Dartmouth, Trefler entered the 1975 World Open Chess Championship in New York City. He entered the tournament with a 2075 Elo rating, 125 points below the lowest master-rated player, ranking him 115th overall in the tournament. He went on to be crowned co-champion along with International Grandmaster Pal Benko, who was rated at 2504, and placed ahead of Grandmasters such as Walter Browne and Nicolas Rossolimo, and future Grandmaster Michael Rohde.[11]
References
- ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2015/04/pegasystems-ceo-reported-less-compensation-than.html/
- ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-26/pegasystems-founder-becomes-billionaire-as-stock-surges.html
- ↑ http://www.vilnashul.org/events/event/fireside_chat_with_alan_trefler_founder_and_ceo_pegasystems_inc
- ↑ http://people.forbes.com/profile/alan-trefler/62502
- ↑ Boston Business Jopurnal: "Alan Trefler - Making his moves" by Mark Wallack Jul 30, 2007
- ↑ Boston Globe: "Seven things you should know about Alan Trefler" By Michael B. Farrell July 06, 2014
- ↑ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=350218&ticker=PEGA
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/12/news/mn-48935
- ↑ US patent 5,826,250, Alan Trefler, "Rules bases and methods of access thereof", issued 1988-10-20
- ↑ http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2617_19873.cfm
- ↑ Chess Life & Review, September 1975, pp. 586-87.