Raj Sardana is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innova Solutions. A distinguished entrepreneur with over three decades of experience, Raj has led multinational companies across several industries, including investment and workforce management.
In 1998, Raj founded American CyberSystems, or ACS, which was later rebranded as Innova Solutions. Under his visionary leadership, the company has evolved into a global powerhouse that employs more than 50,000 professionals worldwide.
Throughout the growth of Innova, Raj has remained committed to giving back to communities in need around the globe. In 2013, he and his wife, Nita, established the Innova Foundation to facilitate the company’s support of non-profit organizations, including the YWCA’s Teen Girls in Technology Program, Women in Technology (WIT), and the Atlanta Food Bank. In India, where Innova has several offices and delivery centers, the company supports the Earth Saviours Foundation−a Delhi-based organization that works to promote social consciousness and environmentalism. Raj is an active member of the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council and the Forbes Business Council. In 2023, he was recognized as one of “Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and named “… one of the country’s most successful immigrant entrepreneurs …” in a profile by Forbes. Before moving to the United States, Raj graduated from the Delhi College of Engineering with a BE in Mechanical Engineering. He also holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and an Advanced Management Program (AMP) certification from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
Raj Sardana is the founder and CEO of Innova Solutions, an IT services firm based in Atlanta, Georgia.
A first-generation Indian immigrant, Sardana originally started the company, formerly named American CyberSystems, as a staffing firm that connected US companies with tech talent in India.
It has since expanded to help clients including Verizon, Centene and Change Healthcare with outsourcing technical projects.
Innova Solutions, which is owned by Sardana and his immediate family members, generated $2.4 billion in sales in 2022.
Innova Solutions, Inc. (Innova; formerly American CyberSystems, Inc. aka ACS Solutions) is an American technology and business transformation solutions provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, which operates internationally.[1]
The company reports an annual revenue approaching $3.5 billion and has approximately 50,000 employees worldwide.[2]
In October 2023, the Atlanta Business Chronicle named Innova Solutions one of the Top 10 Private Companies in the city when measured by size and revenue.[3]
Notable Competitors
Everest Group's "Healthcare Data and Analytics Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023" included Innova Solutions as a "Major Contender" alongside Wipro and Infosys."[4]
In the "HFS Horizons Report: The Best Service Providers for Asset and Wealth Management, 2024," from HFS Research, Innova Solutions was labeled a "Disruptor" alongside other companies including Hitachi Digital Services and Tech Mahindra.[5]
Acquired Companies
Innova Solutions
In 2019, American CyberSystems, Inc. completed a merger with Innova Solutions, Inc.[6] A press release regarding the acquisition states that its purpose was, “…to help accelerate the growth of ACS Group’s software development practices and emerging technology solutions and services.”[6] In 2022, ACS announced an official transition under which the company, along with many of its subsidiaries, would begin to operate under the Innova Solutions brand.[7]
Volt Information Sciences
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. is an international provider of staffing services, outsourcing solutions, and information technology infrastructure services.[8] In April 2022, ACS completed its acquisition of Volt Information Sciences.[9] At the time of the acquisition, Volt was ranked as the 26th largest staffing firm in the US, while ACS was ranked as the 19th largest.[9]
In July 2023, Innova Solutions announced the integration of Volt International; after this integration, Volt International began doing business as Innova Solutions International.[10] In addition to Innova Solutions International, Volt goes to market as Volt Workforce Solutions, Volt Asia, and Volt Consulting Group.[11]
Innova Foundation
Innova Solutions' founder and CEO, Raj Sardana, created the Innova Foundation (formerly the ACS Foundation) in 2013 to support non-profit organizations and charitable initiatives across the globe.[12]
Along with his wife, Nita (Vice President of Community Outreach and Corporate Giving at Innova Solutions), Sardana has led partnerships with U.S.-based non-profit organizations—such as the YWCA's Teen Girls in Technology Program, Women in Technology (WIT), and the Atlanta Food Bank.[13]
In India, Innova Solutions supports the Earth Saviors Foundation, an NGO-based in Delhi which works to promote social consciousness and environmentalism.[12]