Highlight Chief Financial Officer, Tracy Nguyen recognized as 2024 Transformative Financing Transaction CFO of the Year by Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)

Fairfax, VA– Highlight Chief Financial Officer, Tracy Nguyen has been awarded the Transformative Financing Transaction CFO of the Year award. This award recognizes a transaction that allows a company to scale to its potential and continue its journey. It is not an exit but could include financings such as a venture capital fundraise, an investment from a strategic market participant, a private equity transaction (minority or majority investment), or a private equity to private equity sale where the company continues its journey. This transformative financing transaction must have occurred between January 1, 2023, and March 1, 2024.

On receiving this award, CFO Tracy Nguyen said, “Winning this award means a lot to me and our team. I didn’t expect it. Our team put a lot of hard work, hours, and time away from family into this work. The award has inspired us to continue on the road we have been heading down and try to make the next coming years the best.” Tracy has been essential in leading our transition to a 100% Employee-Owned organization. This transformative initiative has not only increased the value of our organization for our customers but also
provided our employee-owners with equity and wealth-building opportunities, paving the way for a secure financial future.

“This is a well-deserved recognition of the significant time commitment that Tracy invested in converting Highlight to a 100% employee-owned firm,” said CEO Aarish Gokaldas. “The employees reap the benefit from her hard work, and all marvel at her financial savvy and
intelligence.”

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About Highlight
Highlight Technologies (“Highlight”) is an award-winning, 100% employee-owned, ISO® 9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 44001 certified, ISO 56000 certified, CMMI-DEV Level 3, and CMMI-SVC Level 3 appraised federal contractor that provides Application Development, Business & Mission Operations, Data and Analytics, Hybrid Cloud and Automation, Cybersecurity, and IT Services to more than 20 U.S. federal government customers. Our customers include National Security (DHS, Army, Air Force, Intel), Health
(USAID, NIH, HHS) and Citizen Services (FCC, GSA, SBA). For more information, please visit www.highlighttech.com.

About NVTC
NVTC is the trade association representing the Northern Virginia technology community. One of the nation’s largest and oldest tech councils, NVTC convenes regional tech companies from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, government contractors, service providers, academic institutions, and nonprofits who are committed to innovating to improve how we live, work, and learn.