Ali joined NEA in 2007 and is currently a Partner and co-head of the firm’s healthcare team, specializing in the biopharmaceutical and medical device sectors. Before NEA, Ali worked at The Medicines Company, Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers. He also spent time conducting research at the National Institutes of Health and Duke University. Ali concurrently earned an MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and an MBA from The Wharton School. He received his bachelor’s degrees in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and chemistry from Duke University.