Alan Trefler
Alan Trefler, 52, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pegasystems[1]. Trefler also serves as Chairman of the Pegasystems Board of Directors.
Overview
Trefler has consulted extensively in the use of advanced technologies, customer service processing, expert systems, and work automation. He has frequently presented to international audiences, and has written for major publications. He has been profiled in such publications as The Boston Globe[2], Forbes[3], and Inc. magazine; and was granted a U.S. Patent in 1998 for Pegasystems' distinctive Inherited Rule-Based Architecture, which provides the framework for Pegasystems' rules-based Business Process Management (BPM) solutions.
His interest in computers and expert systems originates from collegiate involvement in tournament chess, during which time he achieved a Master rating and was co-champion of the 1975 World Open Chess Championship. Trefler holds a degree with distinction in Economics and Computer Science from Dartmouth College.
Trefler and his wife Pamela donated $1 million to Dorchester High School in Boston.[4]
Chess
In the open section of the 1975 World Open chess tournament, expert Alan Trefler (Elo rating 2075, 125 points below the lowest master rating), and ranked 115th in the tournament, scores 8-1 to tie for first with International Grandmaster Pal Benko, rated 2504, ahead of Grandmasters Nicholas Rossolimo and Walter Browne.[5]
External links
Notes
- ^ http://www.pega.com
- ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2007/07/30/story18.html
- ^ http://people.forbes.com/profile/alan-trefler/62502
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/12/news/mn-48935
- ^ Chess Life & Review, September 1975 (available on DVD), pp. 586-87.
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