| Celerity IT | |
| Type: | Public |
| Genre: | Consulting |
| Foundation: | 2002 |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Location: | Mclean, Virginia |
| Key People: | Curt Schwab(CEO) |
| Area Served: | Nationwide |
| Industry: | Professional Services |
| Services: | Digital Strategy Experience Design Operational Excellence Digital Products M&A Advisory |
| Owner: | Randstad |
Celerity IT is a Virginia based consulting firm that specializes in business and technology advisory services such as customer experience, design thinking, operational excellence, intelligent automation, business process and strategy, and a variety of Agile consulting services. Celerity was established in 2002 by Michael Berkman and Lewis Waters in McLean, Virginia. Celerity maintains offices in New York, NY; Harrisburg, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Richmond, VA; Boston, MA; McLean, VA; Baltimore, MD; and Dallas, TX. They also offer technology services out of Clujj, Romania. Celerity launched Celerity Government Services (CGS) in 2009, which later spun off as Xcelerate Solutions.[1]
In 2013, Celerity acquired 3PC Media, a digital agency based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]
In 2015, Celerity was acquired by the French firm, AUSY.[3] [4]
In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011,[5] and 2012,[6] Celerity was named as one of the 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Greater Washington, D.C. Area by the Washington Business Journal.
In 2007, Celerity was listed as #143 in Inc. Magazine’s Fortune 500 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies.[7]
In 2010 and 2011, Celerity PA was named one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania.[8] From 2010-2013, Celerity PA was also a Central Penn Business Journal Business of the Year Award Finalist.[9]
In 2014, Celerity's work on the National Geographic website won a Nielsen Norman Award for Best Intranet Design and a 2014 Ektron Site of the Year award for the Intranet category.[10] [11]
In 2012, founding CEO Michael Berkman was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist for the Greater Washington Area.[12]
In 2015, Celerity's work on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) website won gold in the 2015 Horizon Interactive Awards in three categories: advocacy, health, and university.[13] The site also won gold at the 2016 AVA Digital Awards.[14]