50 Most Powerful Minority CEO's & Corporate Executives

Jayanth ChallaPresident & CEOAce Info Solutions, Inc.Jayanth (Jay) Challa is the president and chief executive officer of Ace Info Solutions, Inc. (AceInfo), thegovernment contracting company named last year as the Government Contractor of the year (under $25million) in the 5 th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards.In the Greater Washington, D.C. region, Mr. Challa has been an active supporter of Kormen Race for theCure, the world’s largest network of breast cancer, and Reston Celebrates 40 Years, an organization that hascome together to foster community pride and understanding of the unique 40-year history of our hometown,Reston, Virginia. He has made his company a proud member of the Reston and Herndon Chambers ofCommerce, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and has been a frequent event sponsor for VirginiaChamber of Commerce.Mr. Challa’s commitment to our country doesn’t stop at the local level. He has made his company activeregionally and nationally in both public service and technical forums. He participates actively in such industryorganizations as the Industry Advisory Council, the Armed Forces Communications-Electronics Association,and the Government Information Technology Executive Council (GITEC). Of particular note; last yearhe combined his commitment to community and his love of sport by sponsoring part of the GEITEC GolfTournament in Orlando.Mr. Challa has demonstrated his leadership to the government contracting industry through his personalleadership; in 2008, his company grew 110%, to $14.8 million from $6.9 million just a year previously.Mr. Challa values training and education, and every employee is expected to get at least 40 hours of job-relatedtraining every year. He provides financial assistance for professional certification testing such as the MicrosoftCertified Professional, and Project Management Professional programs. He encourages employees to completedegrees and pursue advanced degrees, and provides a base of $2,000 per year in tuition reimbursement, but hefrequently authorizes increases to that number.The most significant demonstration of Mr. Challa’s personal contributions and leadership to his company inthe past year was being named the Government Contractor of the Year (under $25 million) in last year’s 5 thAnnual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. His company was also named by the VirginiaChamber of Commerce as a Virginia Vanguard Company in recognition of its position as the fastest growingcompany it our sector in the state, and number six in growth regardless of sector, for which the firm wasfeatured in the May, 2008 issue of Virginia Business magazine. 100% of his program managers are certified bythe Project Management Institute (PMI). His is one of the very few small businesses that are ISO-9001:2000registered and CMMI Level II (software development) certified; in the past year, we will shortly be certified atCMMI Level III.10