Alan Trefler
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Alan Trefler is an American businessman based in Massachusetts, born in 1956, with an estimated net worth of ~$4.2B Wikidata. He is tied to Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA), and the SEC records show he has filed 169 forms in total, including 167 insider filings SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records link Alan Trefler to Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) and show a large volume of insider activity, with 167 insider filings among 169 total filings SEC EDGAR. The recent filings include Form 4 and Form 144. Form 4 reports changes in insider ownership, while Form 144 is a notice of proposed sale of securities SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
The Trefler Foundation, based in Needham, Massachusetts, reported $5,041,485 in assets for tax year 2023 and paid $1,169,920 in grants ProPublica 990. It reported $1,253,343 in revenue and $1,769,618 in expenses for the year ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show one contribution totaling $1,000 on 2005-06-28, all of it to FRIENDS OF PATRICK J. KENNEDY INC. FEC. The full amount went to a Democratic recipient FEC.
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Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
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