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2024

June Akraya Named Inc.’s Best Workplace 2024: Silicon Valley Leader Celebrates
Thriving Culture

June Akraya has been recognized as a winner of the 2024 Bay Area Best Places to
Work by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal

March Amar Panchal, CEO – Akraya, Inc. has been recognized as the Mercury
Staffing Leader of the Year at the prestigious 2024 TIARA Staffing Awards US

March Akraya, Inc. Recognized as the Allegis Global Solutions 2024 Strategic
Supplier




2023

January  Akraya, Inc. Honored as Glassdoor’s 2023 Best Places to Work for the
Third Consecutive Year

March Akraya, Inc. Recognized as the Allegis Global Solutions 2023 Strategic
Supplier

May  Akraya Inc. Recognized as the #1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area

May  Akraya Inc. Wins Global Supplier Excellence Award from Magnit

May  Pfizer joins hand with Akraya/Women Back to Work to hire women returning to
work after a career break (Women Back to Work)




2022

January  Akraya, Inc. is a Best Place to Work in 2021 According to Our Employees
on Glassdoor

February  Vistage Leadership Award – Akraya : Akraya’s CEO, Amar Panchal, has
been awarded the Vistage Leadership Award.

March  Akraya awarded SIA Best Staffing Firm To Temp/Contract For – North
America – Akraya

May      Best Places to Work in SF Bay Area – Akraya

July      Akraya, Inc. Announces Hiring of Vice President, Strategic Partnership

September Akraya recognized as 2022 – Fastest-Growing Staffing Firm in the US




2021

January Akraya, Inc. is a Best Place to Work in 2021 According to Our Employees
on Glassdoor

January Local Resident’s Program Helps Women Re-Enter the Workforce (Women Back
to Work)

January Mary Kristynik Joins Akraya as SVP, Enterprise Accounts

January Women Account for 100% of Job Losses in December (Women Back to Work)

March Career Reinvention: From Family Caregiver to Tesla Engineer (Women Back to
Work)

May Sonu Ratra Named a 2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Influencer by
Staffing Industry Analysts

June Aurora’s DEI Chief is Bringing Women Back into the Workforce (Women Back to
Work)




2020

February Bay Area Entrepreneur Helps Companies Tap Into Underserved Talent
Pool (Women Back to 

Work)

March Akraya Named “Best Staffing Firm to Temp For” by Staffing Industry
Analysts

November Akraya President, Sonu Ratra, Named to Global Power 150 – Women in
Staffing

 




2018

February  Named by Staffing Industry Analyst as a “Best Staffing Firm to Work
for”

April  Akraya Named a “Best Places to Work” by Silicon Valley Business Journal

May  Akraya Named 2018 Strategic Partner by Allegis Global Solutions

May Hot Job Market is Wooing Women Into Workforce Faster Than Men (Women Back to
Work)

June  Akraya Receives AgileOne’s Diverse Supplier of the Year Award

September Rolling Out the Welcome (Back) Mat (Women Back to Work)

September  “Best Staffing Firm to Temp for” Staffing Industry Analys




2017

January  “VMSA Network- Why Doing Good is Good for Business”

February  “Akraya Inc. named Grand Prize Winner- ‘2017 Best Staffing Firm to
Temp For’ in North America”

April  “Akraya named Bay Area’s Best Places to Work in 2017”

May  “WRMSDC, Supplier of the Year, Class 3”

June  “WBENC- Women Who Rock Award- MBE Magazine”

July  “HR West Magazine- Rethink Your Future Workforce”

July  “How this businesswoman found the power to heal and succeed after Rwandan
genocide”

July  “For this Afghan filmmaker, Silicon Valley business training is a way to
change old ways back home”

August  “WBENC- Focus on the Forum- Why Doing Good is Good for Business

 




2016

February  “Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Joins Delegation to Rwanda for
Mentorship, Empowerment”
April  “Akraya Inc Named to 2016 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area by Silicon
Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times”
April  “Sonu Ratra Joins Silicon Valley Open 2016 as Re-Entry Workshop
Thought-Leader”
May  “Akraya Inc. launches Workforce Re-Entry Program for Women in Bay Area”
May  “Recruiting Raya featured on FitSmallBusiness Blog: Recruitment Strategies
from the Pros”
May  “Black EOE Journal: Employment & Entrepreneur Magazine has featured Women
Back to Work, an Akraya Initiative”
June  “Akraya joins 28 suppliers chosen to support Geometric Results’ Platinum
Preferred Partners (P3) program”
June  “Co-Founder & President Sonu Ratra wins the 2016 Women Worth Watching
award”
June  “Women Back To Work, an Akraya Initiative, Featured in Professional Woman
Magazine”
July  “Akraya IEEW Mentees Featured in Professional Women Magazine”
July  “Akraya’s Rwandan Women-Entrepreneur Mentees Featured in Black EOE
Magazine”
July  “Akraya Hosts Rwandan Entrepreneurs in Bay Area Visit for Mentoring,
Business Opportunities
December  “Sonu Ratra recognized by WRMSDC for 2016 Development of the Year
Award”
December  “Job Diva:  Make the VMS/MSP Model Work For You”




2015

February  “Outstanding Business Leaders – Northwood University Honors Sonu
Ratra”
May  “Akraya Inc. joins Levi Strauss, Fry’s Electronics in the 50 Largest Bay
Area Family-owned Businesses List”
June  “Co-Founder/President Sonu Ratra Honored to Emcee the CelebrAsian 2015
Scholarship Luncheon”
July  “Akraya Hosts Women Entrepreneurs from Rwanda in Partnership with the
Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women”
July  “President Sonu Ratra Named to Winner of MBE’s Who Rock”
August  “Akraya ranked #6 in Silicon Valley’s Largest Minority-Owned Business
List”
September  “Akraya Ranked #8 in Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Largest
Women-Owned Business”
September  “Akraya President Sonu Ratra named Institute for the Economic
Empowerment of Women 2015 Mentor of the Year”




2014

January  “Akraya, Inc. Recognized As One Of The Achievers 50 Most Engaged
Workplaces™ In The United States”
March  “Akraya, Inc. Selected as a Best Staffing Firm to Temp For by Staffing
Industry Analysts”
July  “Local entrepreneur opens home to Afghan and Rwandan women”
August  “Akraya Makes Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies List 5th Year
in a Row”
August  “Akraya Recognized for Appearing on Both Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing
Private Companies and Bay Area’s Best Places to Work Lists in 2014”
September  “Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum – MBE Magazine Sep/Oct
2014”
December  “Bay Area Code for Fun Finds Corporate Advocates, Volunteers”
December  “Akraya Featured in New Book on Best Place to Work”
December  “Akraya Now Provides Staffing & Recruiting Services in Seven
Countries”




2013

February  “Staffing Industry Analysts Announces Best Staffing Firms to Work For
& Contract For in 2013”
February  “Akraya Named #1 Best Staffing Firm to Work for & #1 Best Staffing
Firm to Contract for in the US by Staffing Industry Analysts”
April  “Akraya, Inc. named #1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, San Francisco
Business Times”
April  “Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal, named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The
Year® 2013 Semifinalist”
April  “Inside the Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Staffing Industry Analysts”
April  “Why I Like My Staffing Firm, Staffing Industry Analysts”
May  “Staffing Industry Analysts’ The Other Side Column features an Akraya
Consultant’s Story”
September  “Akraya named to the Largest Private Companies List by the Silicon
Valley Business Journal”
September  “Akraya named #3 largest minority-owned business by the Silicon
Valley Business Journal”
September  “Akraya named the #6 largest women-owned business by The Silicon
Valley Business Journal”
October  “Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal named to the Top 100 Most Influential People
in Staffing List by Staffing Industry Analysts”
December  “Akraya Employee Holiday Shopping Spree featured in the Wall Street
Journal”



2012

January  “Akraya offers to clean up at employees’ own home, Business Management
Daily”
January  “CEO Amar Panchal interviewed in 5 Ways to Spot Bad Employees, All
Business.com”
February  “Preparing for Takeoff – Three Real-world Business Tipping Points,
American Express Open Forum”
March  “Akraya President Receives CEO Leadership In Action Award, Profiles in
Diversity Journal”
March  “What Are Employers Asking Your References, MSN Careers”
April  “Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The
Year® 2012”
April  “Akraya Named #1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, San Francisco
Business Times
June  “Akraya Ranked Among Top 5 Largest Minority-owned Businesses in the Bay
Area, Silicon Valley Business Journal”
August  “Akraya, Inc. Recognized As One Of The Achievers 50 Most Engaged
Workplaces™ In The United States”
August  “Akraya, Inc. Welcomes New VP of Global Talent Management”
August  “Akraya Named to 2012 Largest Private Companies List in the Bay Area,
Silicon Valley Business Journal”
August  “Akraya Director of HR, Tanya Taneja shares why Akraya is one of the
Healthiest Workplaces in the Bay Area”
September  “Akraya Named the #3 Healthiest Employer in the Bay Area, Silicon
Valley Business Journal”
September  “Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal named to the Top 100 Most Influential
People in Staffing List by Staffing Industry Analysts”
September  “The Path to Great Sales Success by Tina Babbi, Staffing Industry
Magazine”
October  “Fortune Magazine named Akraya #14 Best Small Companies to Work For in
the US”
October  “Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal shares The Key to Success in IT Consulting in
Silicon India Magazine”
December  “Akraya CEO shares spotlight hot skills for your resume”
December  “Akraya Holiday Shopping Spree featured on GenConnect.com”




2011

January  “Akraya Named to Technology 500 List”
February  “Akraya Named #2 Best Staffing Firm to Work For, Staffing Industry
Analysts”
March  “Akraya Named Top 10 Asian American Business in California”
March  “Interview with Akraya President, Sonu Ratra, Women with Stripes”
April  “Akraya Wins Top Best Small Workplaces Award, Inc Magazine”
April  “Employee Benefits, The Wall Street Journal”
April  “Hiring Starts to Pick Up Pace, The Wall Street Journal”
May  “Creative Employees Leaving? Maybe You Can (and Should) Keep Them,
Bnet.com”
May  “Akraya Named to 50 Fastest-Growing Women-led Companies List, Wall Street
Journal”
May  “Akraya Named #1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, San Francisco Business
Journal”
June  “Akraya Celebrates Women of Influence, Silicon Valley Business Journal”
June  “Small Businesses Fight for Visas for Foreign Workers, ABC News 7”
June  “Bay Area Job Marketing is Heating Up, Examiner.com”
July  “Walking the Long and Bumpy Road to Success, Interview with Akraya
President, Sonu Ratra, Diversity Business Journal”
July  “Corporate Philanthropic Success Story – Akraya, Inc., Diversity Business
Journal”
August  “13 US Companies Offering Amazing Perks, Rediff.com”
August  “Against All Odds She Finds the Silver Lining, interview with Akraya
President, Sonu Ratra, Womenetics.com”
August  “The CEO Show Interview, Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal, KLIV Radio”
August  “10 Books That Inspire Entrepreneurs, Interview with Akraya President,
Sonu Ratra, Women’s Web”
August  “How to Pump Your Customers for Regular Feedback, MSN Business on Main”
August  “IT Contracting: Is it Right for You?, by Akraya President, Sonu Ratra,
Anita Borg Institute”
September  “The Most Outrageous Workplace Luxuries, Forbes Magazine”
September  “Akraya President, Sonu Ratra, named a 2011 Woman Worth Watching
Award Winner, Diversity Business Journal”
September  “Akraya Named the #5 Healthiest Employer in the Bay Area, Silicon
Valley Business Journal”
September  “How to: Backyard Branding, Success Magazine, Interview with Akraya
CEO, Amar Panchal”
September  “Office or Palace? Four of the Most Luxurious Employee Perks, CFO
Daily News”
October  “Who’s Who: The Staffing 100, Staffing Industry Analysts”
November  “Unusual Perks Help Retain Employees at Companies, ABC 7 News”
November  “Akraya featured in How to Look Good on Paper and in Person,
MSNCareerBuilder.com”
November  “Akraya Makes 2011 List of Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms, Staffing
Industry Analyst”
November  “How Amar Panchal Recognizes Employees and Builds a Culture of
Success, Smart Business Magazine”
November  “Wired to Win, Staffing Industry Analysts”
December  “Amar Panchal: Sharing the Benefits, Smart Business Magazine”




2010

May  “Bay Area Business Owner Honored by Women President’s Organization, San
Francisco Chronicle”
August  “Akraya Named Among Top Best Small Workplaces in US, Inc Magazine”
September  “NMSDC Awards Akraya with Regional Supplier of the Year Award,
Forbes.com”
November  “Akraya Named #5 Largest Women-owned Business, The Silicon Valley
Business Journal”
November  “Akraya’s Employee Recognition Program Featured Among the Best, SIA
Magazine”
December  “Importance of Staying in Touch with Clients, Staffing Industry Review
Magazine”




2009

January  “Leveraging technology and resources combined with being green and
giving back makes Akraya Inc. a strong force in the IT marketplace”
January  “Surviving (and even thriving) in a global economic downturn by Sonu
Ratra, Enterprising Women Magazine”
March  “Acterra.org Names Akraya a Climate Hero, Acterra.org”
May  “Akraya President and CEO Both Named to 2009 40 Under 40 List, The Silicon
Valley Business Journal”
June  “Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal Named to The 10 Most Intriguing People in
Staffing List, Staffing Industry Review Magazine”
August  “Shrinking the World with Startups – Akraya President Mentors Rwanda
Businesswoman, San Jose Mercury News”
September  “Akraya VP of Sales Discusses Successful Selling Strategies in
Downturn, Staffing Industry Review Magazine”
December  “Akraya named one of the Top 10 Best Staffing Firms to Work For in
2009 by SIA Magazine”
December  “Building An Exceptional Team: Interview with Akraya CEO, Amar Panchal
by Smart Business Magazine”


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