Alight Appoints David Essary as Chief Strategy Officer
May 14 2025 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Alight, Inc. (NYSE: ALIT or the “Company”), a leading
cloud-based provider of human capital and technology-enabled
services, today announced the appointment of David Essary as its
Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Essary will drive Alight’s
corporate strategy, including M&A, corporate development,
product strategy, Alight Partner strategy and support Alight’s
commercial strategy.
Essary brings deep industry knowledge and a strong track record
of leadership, most recently serving as President of Allstate
Health & Benefits. There, he led digital transformation
initiatives, managed M&A activity and oversaw a $2.6 billion
business. An accomplished entrepreneur, he previously co-founded
and led several successful ventures in the health and benefits
administration space.
“David’s proven ability to drive growth and innovation makes him
the ideal leader to guide Alight’s strategic focus and corporate
innovation strategy,” said Dave Guilmette, CEO of Alight. “His
insight and operational experience will be instrumental as we
continue to evolve as a technology-enabled services company and
unlock new value for our clients through our Alight Worklife®
platform.”
Essary previously served as CEO and co-founder of Accord
Systems, LLC, a national provider of ACA compliance solutions, and
as CEO of Zevo Benefits, the parent company of a digital benefits
administration platform. He also co-founded Advice2Pay, a premium
billing and reconciliation software provider, and Tricerion Group,
a national benefits administration company.
“Throughout my career, I have dedicated myself to leveraging
technology, innovation and strategic teams to enhance outcomes for
organizations and their people,” said Essary. “Alight’s mission to
deliver a Benefits Advantage deeply resonates with me, and I am
eager to help our clients and their people thrive through our
connected Alight Worklife platform and powerful service delivery
capabilities.”
About Alight Solutions
Alight is a leading cloud-based human capital technology and
services provider for many of the world’s largest organizations and
35 million people and dependents. Through the administration of
employee benefits, Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage
while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by
unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing,
absence management and navigation. Our Alight Worklife ® platform
empowers employers to gain a deeper understanding of their
workforce and engage them throughout life’s most important moments
with personalized benefits management and data-driven insights,
leading to increased employee wellbeing, engagement and
productivity. Learn more about the Alight Benefits Advantage™ at
alight.com.
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