Ali A.

Ali A.

Venture Capitalist at Venture University

Ali A. is a venture capitalist at Venture University, a leading investor accelerator program. He has been in this role since September 2021.1

Prior to Venture University, Ali had a diverse career spanning entrepreneurship, product management, and technology roles:

• Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder at Public Bloc since November 20171
• Veteran In Residence at Bunker Labs from January to December 20211
• Leadership Council and Technology Council member at the National Small Business Association from November 2019 to September 20211
• Fellow at The Global Good Fund from January 2020 to January 20211
• Various roles at IBM from May 2016 to June 2018, including Watson Cloud Platform Account Executive and Hybrid Cloud Channel Sales & Partnerships1
• CEO of Drago Allure, Corp from December 2014 to May 20161
• BSA/AML Specialist at the Department of the Treasury/Financial Crimes Enforcement Network from August 2012 to September 20141
• CEO of Vetlink.Org from September 2013 to August 20141
• Psychological Operations in the US Army from October 2002 to November 20051

Ali holds an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio. He also earned an MBA from Tongji University and a cloud certification from Caltech.1