Alight, Inc.
A cloud-based provider of benefits administration and HR technology, Alight helps large employers run the systems behind employee health, retirement, and payroll benefits. The company traces its roots to Hewitt Associates, an HR consultancy founded in 1940, and took its current form in 2017 when private-equity firm Blackstone bought the benefits unit from insurer Aon. The name "Alight" was chosen to signal a fresh, independent start after decades as part of a larger firm.