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Alight was formed in May 2017 after the acquisition of the benefits outsourcing department of Aon Hewitt by private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone Group L.P.
Growth through acquisitions
In March 2018, Alight entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Future Knowledge, an HR advisory company in Australia and New Zealand. In July 2018, Alight acquired Compass Professional Health Services, a healthcare technology company based in Dallas, Texas.
In September 2018, India's third largest software services exporter Wipro announced a $1.5 billion, 10-year engagement with Alight Solutions. According to its contract with Alight, Wipro has been mandated to digitally transform the Illinois-headquartered company's business. In February 2019 Wipro went on to sell their Workday and Cornerstone OnDemand installations to Alight Solutions for $110 million.
On February 22, 2019, Alight announced the acquisition of Carlson Management Consulting, an Adaptive Insights implementation partner. On August 1, 2019, Employee benefits platform Hodges-Mace was acquired by Alight Solutions. On August 22, 2019, Alight Solutions announced the acquisition of NGA Human Resources, a provider of digital human resources and global payroll services.
On July 6, 2021, they had an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange. In August 2024, Dave Guilmette was hired as the new CEO of the company.
On Nov 24, 2025 it was announced that Rohit Verma would be the new CEO of Alight on January 1, 2026.
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