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Optima Global Solutions celebrates

4th Inc. 5000 honor and bold expansion

into Cybersecurity and AI

Helmed by Indian American Mahesh Yadav, New Jersey-based firm now in its 25th year,

has been ranked among America’s fastest-growing private companies for 2026.

OUR BUREAU building trust, solving problems and
delivering results for our clients. The
Hamilton, N.J.
next 25 will be about helping those
ptima Global Solutions is same organizations, and new ones,
marking its 25th anniversary take advantage of what is possible
Owith its fourth appearance while protecting themselves from
on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s what is coming.”
fastest-growing private companies, Optima’s fourth Inc. 5000 rec-
and a new chapter focused on help- ognition provides a fitting marker
ing organizations navigate the rapidly for that transition. After 25 years of
changing worlds of cybersecurity and growth and evolution, the company
artificial intelligence. is entering its next chapter with a
The Hamilton, N.J. based IT broader mission: helping organiza-
consulting and solutions provider is tions navigate the opportunities and
ranked No. 4,525 nationally on the risks created by the technologies
2026 Inc. 5000, placing it among 147 shaping the future of business.
New Jersey companies recognized President and CEO of Optima
on this year’s list and one of just Global Solutions, Mahesh Yadav is a
nine honorees from the Princeton/ well-known leader in the IT services
Hamilton area. The recognition also industry and a prominent Indian
marks Optima’s second consecutive American in the New York tri-state
appearance on the list and fifth ap- area. He serves as a Board Member
pearance overall. of TechUnited, NJ, and as an Advi-
The Inc. 5000 ranks the nation’s sory Board Member with the School
fastest-growing privately held com- of Business, Department of Infor-
panies based on percentage revenue mation Analytics, Montclair State
growth from 2022 through 2025. University, NJ. He is an active Angel
“Every company on the Inc. Investor in various early-stage and
5000 has a story of perseverance, dav, President and CEO of Optima nizations move beyond experimenta- growth-oriented technology compa-
smart decision making, and a refusal Global Solutions. “The technology tion and begin incorporating AI into nies in the USA and India.
to sit still,” says Mike Hofman, Ed- landscape is changing faster than everyday operations, the company Yadav is a passionate golfer and
itor-in-chief of Inc. “Their growth ever, and our clients need more than is helping clients identify where the founder of South Asian Golf Associ-
reflects more than strong financial another technology vendor. They technology can deliver meaningful ation (SAGA), which promotes Golf
performance–it reflects creativity, re- need a partner who understands business value—and put those ideas in the South Asian community, and
silience, and the customer focus re- their business, can develop the strat- into practice. a Board Member of The First Tee
quired to build companies that make egy and has the expertise to actually Optima’s AI transformation ser- Greater Trenton.
a lasting impact.” execute it.” vices include strategic advisory, intel- Founded in 2001, Optima
For Optima, that evolution has Expanding into ligent automation and AI solutions Global Solutions Inc brings over 2
been central to the company’s 25- Cybersecurity and AI designed to help organizations move decades of experience and exper-
year history. Founded in 2001 as a from exploration to implementation tise in facilitating IT transforma-
boutique IT staffing firm, Optima The emphasis on strategy and while addressing the operational, tion within industries ranging from
has been built around helping orga- execution is reflected in Optima’s ex- security and governance challenges higher education and government
nizations solve complex technology panding cybersecurity practice. The that accompany adoption. to manufacturing and financial ser-
challenges. Today, in addition to of- company works with organizations Together, the two areas repre- vices. Sporting scalable and diverse
fering IT staffing and custom solu- on cyber risk and governance, Zero sent the next stage of Optima’s evo- business solutions expertise along
tions development, it is applying that Trust strategy and implementation, lution: helping organizations take with deep-domain based resourcing
experience to two areas increasingly AI security, incident readiness and advantage of emerging technology capabilities, Optima has a specializa-
central to the challenges companies organizational resilience, with a fo- while preparing for the risks and tion in Automation and AI, Strategic
face: cybersecurity and AI. cus on making cybersecurity a mea- challenges that come with it. Staffing, Cybersecurity and Custom
“Reaching 25 years is an achieve- surable part of business operations. “Technology has never stood Solutions Development, focusing on
ment we’re proud of, but we’re not Optima’s AI service offering will still, and neither have we,” Yadav the core pillars of process, people,
looking backward,” said Mahesh Ya- round out its new offerings. As orga- said. “Our first 25 years were about strategy and transformation.

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