Ali leads the insurance vertical at the KPMG Innovation Labs. The Lab, is responsible for generating insights on signals of change from an outside-in perspective. In his role, Ali is responsible for developing trend research, fostering insuretech relationships, and helping to stand up innovation and investment capabilities for US-based life and non-life carriers. Before joining the Innovation Lab, Ali was a member of the KPMG Deal Advisory team, where he advised corporate development teams and private equity firms in M&A transactions in multiple industries resultant in over $11B in transaction value. Prior to KPMG, Ali spent 6 years at MetLife, where his responsibilities included retail business development and institutional transactions. Ali holds an M.B.A. from Georgetown University and a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College.