Stephane Pelchat is a technology executive with a 30-year track record of driving business value through scalable enterprise SaaS architecture and high-performing engineering cultures. Starting his career at IBM Canada in 1995, he spent 15 years honing expertise in Java systems, e-commerce, and business intelligence. This included leading security and print product development as a Staff Engineer at Kodak Gallery, and developing media delivery systems for millions of users at MobiTV.

Since 2011, Stephane Pelchat has driven the technical evolution of Coupa Software, currently serving as Senior Vice President of Platform Engineering. Over a milestone 15-year tenure, he has scaled and secured the service architecture powering Coupa’s Business Spend Management (BSM) platform. By balancing enterprise-grade reliability and complex distributed systems with a focus on developer’s growth and team mentorship, Stephane Pelchat ensures Coupa's core SaaS foundation continually meets massive global demand.