Mohamad Ali is Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, Avaya. Avaya is a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services.
In this role, Mohamad is responsible for developing and executing Avaya's M&A strategy, from selection to integration and post-integration assessment. He is also accountable for Avaya's strategic partnership strategy, collaborating with the CTO organization to identify and develop relationships with new industry partners.
Before joining Avaya, Mohamad was Vice President of Business Development & Strategy for IBM's Information Management Division where he led and integrated many key acquisitions, including IBM's acquisition of Cognos Incorporated ($5 billion), FileNet Corporation ($1.6 billion) and Ascential Software ($1.1 billion). As IBM's senior state executive he was responsible for IBM's 5,000 employees in Massachusetts. In addition, Mohamad served as Vice President of the EDA software business unit, Vice President of the Information Applications software business unit, Director of the Engineering & Technology Services hardware systems business, Program Director of the GSM semiconductor business unit, and Director of Corporate Development and Strategic Investments. In the Corporate Development and Strategic Investments role, he co-led IBM's $3.5 billion acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. Prior to joining IBM, Mohamad held a series of business development and software engineering positions in companies including Adobe Systems and Neural Applications Corporation, an artificial-intelligence start-up. He holds master's and bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He 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.
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