Herndon Company In Top 100 Of Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing List

HERNDON, VA — The Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies is out, and a Herndon-based company was among the top businesses from the Washington, D.C. area on the list.

Centurion Consulting Group was ranked 262nd on the list. It's one of five firms in the top 500 and one of 128 on the Inc. 5000 list from Fairfax County. The company provides business and technology consulting solutions to public and private sector clients.

It is the third-fastest growing company in the category of government services as well as the eighth-fastest growing company in Virginia with 1,769 percent three-year growth.

“We are incredibly honored to be recognized at #262 of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies. It is a testament to all of the hard work and effort put in by each one of our staff and the stellar reputation cultivated by our consultants on a daily basis," said principal owner Theresa Zandi, in a release. "Our mantra, ‘take care of the people that take care of you,’ is highly evident in achieving this level of success and we look forward to continued growth for years to come.”

The Inc. 5000 list ranks companies by percentage revenue growth from 2017 to 2020. Companies can qualify if they were founded and producing revenue by March 31, 2017 and are U.S. based. On average, companies on the list have 167 percent growth. The list contains 529 newly founded companies and 2,560 past honorees.

Overall, 331 companies on the list hail from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Other Fairfax County companies in the top 500 are Annandale's PingWind, Fairfax's Creative Technologies, Springfield's Black Bear Technology Solutions, and Reston's Old Dominion Strategies.

"The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority congratulates all the Fairfax County and Northern Virginia firms on the Inc. 5000 list this year," said Victor Hoskins, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. "These companies represent a wide array of industry sectors and are excellent examples of the kind of success that businesses of all kinds and sizes can achieve in our region."

Companies on the Inc. 500 will be in Inc.’s September issue. See the full list or companies by metro region or state at www.inc.com/inc5000

Patch editor Emily Leayman helped with the reporting of this story.