Ali is an Award-winning business leader specialising in futurism and innovation. He has led projects for the likes of Apple, LinkedIn and the UN, and has helped launch and develop several new businesses, from Silicon IP to FinTech. Ali is obsessed with understanding the impact of future trends and technology on people, and what this means for innovation and policy.

Prior to joining Access Partnership, Ali was a Partner and Global Head of Growth for Ipsos MORI’s consulting arm, Strategy3. He previously managed the UK business, as well as led part of the MENA region. Before this, Ali was Lead Inventor for ?What If! Innovation, as well as Managing Director for Aztec Ventures before that.

Ali graduated from Cambridge University, where he read Mathematics and Computer Science. He was awarded Global Leader in Consulting by Consulting Magazine, as well as Consultant of the Year by CIMA, and New Marketer of the Year by CIM.