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