Ali Shahriyari
Ali Shahriyari is a veteran in the software development industry with over 20 years of experience. Through his career, he has played various roles from hacker to VP, managing fortune 500 clients. Ali is an exceptional hands-on leader and manager possessing a capacity to bring focus and clarity to the team, making him an ideal candidate to lead as CTO, PM, Tech Lead or perform all three at once. He holds a BS & Masters in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Ali has served in multiple organizations in different capacities including Director of Product at The AI Foundation, Tech Advisor/CTO at Self-Employed, Vice President at Originate, Director/Senior Software Engineer at Originate, Co-Founder at Thrive, Software Engineer/Consultant at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), UBmatrix, and Slamdunk Networks, Sofware Engineer at Cisco Systems, as well as a Software Engineer and Faculty member at UCLA.