COUNCIL TRUSTEES
Mr. Mohamad Ali
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Avaya
Before joining Avaya, Mohamad was Vice President of Business Development & Strategy for IBM’s Information Management division where he oversaw division strategy, partner relationships and the selection, acquisition and integration of target companies. His acquisitions included Cognos Incorporated ($5.0B), FileNet Corporation ($1.6B) and Ascential Software ($1.1B). As IBM’s senior state executive he was responsible for IBM’s 5,000 employees in Massachusetts.
Mohamad has served as Vice President and general manager for IBM’s Information Applications software business, IBM’s EDA software business, IBM’s E&TS hardware systems business and IBM’s GSM semiconductor business. He has also held positions in sales, marketing, engineering and finance.
Before joining IBM, Mohamad was an executive at software startup Neural Applications Corporation and an engineer at Adobe Systems. He holds BS/BA and MSEE degrees from Stanford University.
Mohamad serves on the boards of Ember Corporation, the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council and Jobs for Massachusetts. He was named to Boston Business Journal’s 2008 “40 Under 40” list. Mohamad enjoys running, skiing and making weekend breakfasts.
