Bio

Ali has 30 years of experience in finance. He founded GTK, a firm focused mainly on corporate advisory. Ali’s and GTK’s clients span private growth companies to large private equity firms and corporations such as Bain Capital (buy-side M&A), Symantec (JV divestiture to Huawei), Qualcomm (e-wallet divestiture), CSAA Insurance (investments), Cerberus and IFM Advisors (private equity firms). While GTK’s transactions span many sectors, the convergence of software and hardware in innovative ways, such as the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles and robotics, are an area of particular expertise. Earlier in his career, Ali’s employers included Morgan Stanley’s and Merrill Lynch’s investment banking groups in the Bay Area, where he focused on technology and media transactions. Ali started his career with The First Boston Corporation (Credit Suisse) in New York. During those seven years, he was an M&A specialist with broad industry coverage. Ali has a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He was awarded both degrees in four years and is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.