James R. Scapa

James R. Scapa is an American businessman. He is the Chairman and CEO of Altair Engineering, a company he founded in 1985.[1]

James R. Scapa
EducationColumbia University (BS)
University of Michigan (MBA)
OccupationChairman and CEO of Altair Engineering
Children4

Biography

Scapa grew up in New York City in family of Greek immigrants.[2]

He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science in 1978 and a master of business administration degree from University of Michigan.[3]

He began his career with Ford Motor Company in 1978 as an engineering consultant.[2] In 1985, Scapa founded Altair Engineering, a Michigan-headquartered IT company focused on product design and engineering solutions, enterprise services and cloud computing and has served as Chairman and CEO ever since the founding of the company.[4] He set up the company in Detroit to be close to the automobile industry, and his first customers were General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler, now growing into a clientele of over 8,000 as of 2019.[5] The company initially focused on structural analysis, before moving into the software space in 1989.[6]

The company went public in 2017 on Nasdaq.[7] As of March 2022, his net worth stands at $1.3 billion.[8]

Personal life

In 2018, Scapa acquired a residence in Atherton, California.[9] He has four children, all of whom live in California.[5]

References
  1. "James R. Scapa | Board Member, Management | Altair Engineering Inc". investor.altair.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  2. "James R. Scapa reorganizes Altair Engineering Inc. on a yearly basis to keep it moving forward". Smart Business Magazine. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. "James R. Scapa". Chemical Engineering. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. "Forbes India - How Altair Engineering Has Evolved, From Software To Sparks". Forbes India. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  5. "A Quiet Diversification. Altair Solves Across Multiple Disciplines by RoopinderTara". Engineering.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  6. Editorial, Inc (2020-10-16). "From Start-up to Publicly Traded: How Altair Continues to Innovate". Inc.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  7. "Q&A with Altair CEO James Scapa, an HPCwire Person to Watch in 2021". HPCwire. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  8. "James Scapa". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  9. McClain, James (2019-06-02). "Altair CEO James Scapa Drops $30 Million on Major-League Atherton Estate". DIRT. Retrieved 2022-03-24.


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