Nasir Ali is Vice President, New Venture
Development for the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce. Ali’s primary mission
is to support the creation of an entrepreneurial culture in Syracuse and the
Central New York region. In addition to managing the Syracuse Technology Garden
and Sam Williams Business Center, Ali also coordinates CNY Angel, a group
of early stage investors; manages a network of experienced mentors; and oversees
www.GrowSyracuse.com, a one-stop online resource for the region’s entrepreneurs.
Ali moved to Syracuse from Washington, DC, where he was an Associate
at Booz Allen Hamilton charged with helping IRS Commissioners manage
over $1 billion in technology modernization and workforce restructuring
initiatives. Prior to this, he co-founded New Think (a mobile commerce
services firm) and WritersPoint (an offshore technical writing company).
Before beginning his career as an entrepreneur, Ali turned around
large-scale software, telecommunications, and systems integration
projects for Fortune 100 companies. He received his MBA in Finance
and Operations Management from Yale University’s
School of Management, where he helped initiate a joint Masters degree
program in Industrial Environmental Management. Ali graduated from
Princeton University with a degree in Physics and a concentration
in Economics.