Alight, Inc., a premier cloud-based human capital and technology-enabled services provider, has named Stephen (Steve) Rush as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective October 8, 2025, to lead its global sales and marketing strategy and accelerate expansion across its solution portfolio, as announced on October 6, 2025.
Rush’s appointment positions Alight to amplify its growth trajectory, leveraging his extensive experience in benefits administration and commercial leadership. With over 25 years at Alight and its predecessor organizations, Rush has a deep understanding of enterprise solutions in health, welfare, retirement, wellbeing, and leaves management. His role will focus on scaling Alight’s global reach, enhancing client relationships with Fortune 500 companies, and driving innovation through the Alight Worklife® platform, which integrates benefits ecosystems with data-driven insights for employee engagement. “Steve brings a unique combination of benefits administration expertise and commercial leadership that will be invaluable as Alight looks to accelerate its growth strategy,” said CEO Dave Guilmette.
Rush’s recent tenure as Senior Vice President and Head of the Americas at HCL Software saw him spearhead a commercial overhaul, implementing vertical expansions, partner programs, and a robust go-to-market strategy that surpassed annual revenue goals. This experience equips him to navigate Alight’s competitive landscape, particularly as the company aims to capitalize on its $1.7 billion market cap and projected 2025 earnings per share of $0.61, as noted by analysts. His return to Alight marks a strategic homecoming, aligning with the company’s ongoing transformation, including recent leadership changes like the promotions of Rob Sturrus to Chief Client Officer and David Essary to Chief Strategy Officer.
As per the finance card above, Alight’s stock (NYSE: ALIT) closed at $3.245 on October 6, 2025, reflecting a slight decline from the previous day’s $3.27, with a year-to-date low of $3.05 and a high of $8.925. Despite a 53% drop from its 2024 peak of $6.91, analysts suggest the stock may be undervalued based on fair value analysis, with 92% of 2025 revenue already under contract. Rush’s appointment aligns with Alight’s reaffirmed financial outlook, bolstered by key client wins like US Foods, Markel, and Delek, signaling resilience amid a $45 million revenue outlook reduction earlier in 2025.
“I am honored to be rejoining Alight at such an important moment in its journey,” said Rush. “This organization has been central to my professional career, and I look forward to building on its strong legacy of innovation and client service to deliver even greater value to employers and their employees worldwide.”
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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