McLean, VA – Celerity, formerly known as Celerity IT, a business and technology consulting and integration service provider, is pleased to announce its placement at  #143 on Inc. Magazine’s 26th annual ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.  With this success, Celerity joins the ranks of former inductees such as Microsoft, Oracle, and E*Trade, who were all included in the Inc. 500 in past years.

Celerity achieved this milestone with its impressive revenue growth of1,338.6%, from $2.7 million in 2003 to $39.5 million in 2006.  This phenomenal growth also garnered a listing at #13 on Inc. Magazine’s top Washington Metro area fastest growing companies.  The Inc. 500 is the first national honor the company has received, bringing more recognition to its expanding branches in New York, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Boston, home of its National Practice, which provides services in over 13 states.

CEO and President Michael Berkman attributes the tremendous growth to taking full advantage of the following 3 unique attributes:

• Our partners’ deep industry expertise and knowledge of their respective geographies and marketplaces.
• Our consultants and employees’ rich experience that adds value and reduces completion time for client projects.
• Our flexible delivery model that allows us to take ownership of deliverables from the task level to complete project delivery..

Inc. refers to the company as “Celerity IT,” but the trade name was actually changed to “Celerity” in June of 2007 to put more emphasis on its business consulting solutions.  While Celerity chose to drop “IT” from its name, providing information technology services still remains a core competency for the company. Celerity provides Assessment and Advisory,Business Transformation, Technology Solutions, and Change Realizationservices, as well as services unique to federal, state and localgovernment clients.

Founded in 2002, Celerity is led by a team of seasoned consulting professionals, each with over 20 years of industry experience spanning financial services, telecommunications, hospitality, and healthcare, as well as the public sector. As predominantly full-time employees, Celerity’s more than 300 technical and functional consulting professionals ensure dedication to the goals of Celerity and its clients.

For more information on Celerity and how to achieve “Your Vision” with “Our Versatility”, please visit www.celerity.com.