Ali is a manager in Third Derivative, RMI’s Climate Tech Accelerator. She focuses on scaling D3’s impact through direct startup support and programming and event strategy.
Before joining Third Derivative, Ali spent over six years at RMI empowering corporates and cities to achieve their decarbonization goals by combining direct technical assistance, cohort-based support, and development of technical tools and resources. She specializes in city-wide decarbonization strategy and modeling, renewable procurement, and group facilitation and education. Through this work on the Business Renewables Center (now Clean Energy Buyers Alliance) and the City Renewables Accelerator, she supported over 200 corporations and cities that collectively procured over 10GW of renewables.
Background
Ali began her career in the clean energy industry at SunEdison, where she honed her technical skills by developing and financing solar projects for local governments, housing authorities, and corporations. When she joined RMI, she took a seat on the other side of the table, helping similar customers understand complex procurement processes and progress toward their clean energy goals.
Education
BA, Environmental Science and Economics, Middlebury College
Location
Washington, D.C.
