Ali has advised more than one hundred of the world’s leading banks; insurance, energy and transportation companies; and national and international regulators on a full range of risk management issues. Key elements of his Modern ORM/ERM framework and methodology have been adopted by leading institutions around the world.
Recognized globally as a thought leader in the risk management space, Ali’s provocative articles and white papers have served as a catalyst for change in the way organizations manage risk. For his pioneering work in this field, Ali was named “one of the 100 most influential people in finance” by Treasury & Risk Management magazine. Ali is also a charter member of Who’s Who in Risk Management.
Prior to founding Stamford Risk Analytics, Ali served as a Principal in the ERM Practice at Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson), where he was also Global Head of Operational Risk Management Consulting. Previously, Ali was President of OpRisk Analytics LLC, a software and data provider, which was acquired by SAS in 2003. Before that Ali worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, where he headed the Operational Risk Group within the Financial Risk Management Practice. Previously, he led the Strategic Risk Initiatives Group in the Corporate Risk Management Department at Bankers Trust. He has also worked as a policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and at the World Bank.
Ali holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Yale University.