Aarish Gokaldas

Chief Executive Officer

Highlight Technologies

Aarish has been a leader in the federal contracting industry for over 20 years. Aarish is passionate about providing excellent service to customers and employee-owners while growing our impact by driving Highlight’s corporate strategy and growth plans. Aarish began his career as a federal employee and contractor at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). In 2008, he joined OGSystems to lead their Business Development team. During his tenure, the company experienced remarkable growth, increasing revenue from $3M to $130M in 2019 with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of over 20% for the five years before their acquisition by Parsons. Aarish was critical in ensuring sustainable growth while preserving the company’s culture and employee welfare. After the acquisition, he became Executive Vice President for Parsons’ Space and Geospatial Solutions Market, helping to establish the company as an end-to-end geospatial provider. In 2020, Aarish became the Chief Growth Officer at Applied Information Sciences, helping them achieve a 20% average growth rate during his tenure. In 2022, he left AIS to establish an independent consulting firm specializing in developing growth strategies for small and mid-sized companies in the government contracting sector. In 2023, Aarish joined Highlight as Chief Executive Officer, driven by Highlight’s unique culture and mission.

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