Ali joined the Parsons Foundation in 2026. Prior to joining the Foundation, he spent several years supporting facilities operations, caring for collections, and enhancing the visitor experience at a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the historic Eames House. He also brings broad experience as a collections manager and preparator serving institutions and private clients across Los Angeles’s arts community. Ali graduated with a BA in Studio Arts from California State University, Long Beach and studied for an academic year at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts as part of a CSULB exchange scholar.