Ali is a highly qualified executive with over 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. Ali currently serves as the Chief Legal & Risk Officer at the City National Bank of Florida, overseeing the legal and risk programs throughout the institution. Ali began his career in the private sector as the Head of Investigations for the Americas, at UBS Financial Services, where he helped build an investigations team that was the ultimate escalation point for all BSA/AML and OFAC related matters. Following his time at UBS, Ali became the BSA/AML and OFAC Officer at the City National Bank in Los Angeles. Ali has a legal, law enforcement, and intelligence background and began his career working in the public sector. Ali began his career as an Assistant District Attorney (ADA) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania where he was ultimately assigned to the office's Major Crimes Division. Following his time with the DA's office, Ali worked as a special agent for the FBI assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and Violent Criminal Multinational Organizations (VCMO) squad. During his time at the FBI, Ali was involved in various types of investigations including material support of terrorism, foreign & domestic terrorism, violent crime & criminal organization, counter-proliferation matters, sanctions/IEEPA violations, terrorist financing, and counterintelligence investigations. Before leaving for the private sector, Ali spent his last few years in the public sector on the joint FBI/CIA high-value target squad. Ali received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), completed his master's degree at California State University at Los Angeles (Cal State LA) in Near Eastern and Latin American Colonial history. He received his Juris Doctorate (JD) from Temple University School of Law and received his master's degree in business administration (MBA) from UCLA Anderson School of Management. Ali is involved in his community and volunteers at the Boy's and Girl's club, the Special Olympics, Patches South Florida, and the United Way. He also serves as the President of the City National of Bank Housing Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping low- and moderate-income families find affordable housing in Florida. Ali is also on the Advisory Board for Barrier Breakers, an organization dedicated to helping youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds attend Universities and Graduate School. Ali is a member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bars.