Ali brings an in-depth understanding of the financial markets with specific expertise in the energy and technology sectors. He is the chair of the firm’s executive and investment committees.. Prior to co-founding TCP in 1998, Ali worked in various departments at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York, including Equity Research, Equity Trading,. Equity Proprietary Trading and Principal Investments. In 1996, he relocated to Morgan Stanley in London where he managed client portfolios at Morgan Stanley Asset Management.. Ali holds a B.Sc. in Financial Economics from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MBA from Stanford Business School. He received the “Best article of the year” award from the Wharton Journal in 1988.