James R. Scapa

Altair Engineering Inc. is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, that provides software and cloud solutions for simulation, IoT, high performance.¹

About

The firm develops and provides software and cloud services for product development, high-performance computing (HPC), simulation, artificial intelligence, and data intelligence. Altair is the creator of the HyperWorks CAE software product, among numerous other software packages and suites.

Founded in 1985, the company went public in 2017 and was traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol ALTR. In 2025, it was acquired by Siemens for $10.6 billion.

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Companies

Altair EngineeringChief executive officer⁵

Career

Occupation: computer scientist, engineer, entrepreneur, business executive.⁴

Date not recordedChief executive, Altair Engineering³

Since 1985, Altair has acquired over 30 businesses, business units, and software packages. The following is a list of selected corporate acquisitions:

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