Joining UAS as Managing Director in 2003, Ali brought along over 15 years in various leadership roles in the field of global strategy consulting. He has advised senior executives in various industries and has been a founding member of startups in both high-technology and business services areas.
Ali earned his PhD in Systems Sciences from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds an MS in Operations Research from Stanford University, and a BS in Industrial Engineering (summa cum laude) from Syracuse University. He is the author of several articles and co-editor of the book Internal Markets: Bringing the Power of Free Enterprise inside Your Organizations, published by John Wiley & Sons. He is married and lives with his three children in Manhattan.