Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 8, 1999

Larry B. Evans – Aspen Technology Inc (azpn)

The principal founder of Aspen Technology, Larry B. Evans has served as chairman and CEO since 1984. Prior to founding AspenTech, Evans was a professor of chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the principal investigator for the Advanced System for Process Engineering (ASPEN) Project at MIT from 1976 to 1981. Evans holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview and a little history of

Aspen Technology just to set the stage for our readers?

Mr. Evans: AspenTech is the leading supplier of manufacturing