Omar Ali
Mr. Ali’s expertise lies in creating distinctive economic development success through strategic, long-range developments, building synergistic small business capacity with a competitive edge in securing federal to local government contracts in both the global and domestic arena. With over 40 years of highly distinguished global construction, Mr. Ali and his two companies are sought after for their track record in strategic planning, contract negotiation, government and community affairs, real estate/community development, construction management in situational projects of high national security and global importance, steel manufacturing, small business mentorship/inclusion, technology implementation, fiduciary oversight, and board governance.
As a Gubernatorial appointee, Mr. Ali sits on the Georgia State Board of General and Residential Construction, and serves as an advisor to the State of Georgia minority business board. A former executive board member for Kennesaw State University’s Construction Industry Advisory Board, Mr. Ali is also on the Board of Directors for the internationally recognized Steel Institute of Development and Growth. Recently appointed to the board of the Georgia Council for International Visitors, Mr. Ali has been recommended by the U.S. Department of Defense as a speaker and educator on implementing policy for socially and economically disadvantaged businesses.
Mr. Ali has received numerous public acknowledgements in the metropolitan Atlanta region, including his board appointment to the Atlanta Black Chambers in 2022. Selected as a key panelist for the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s inaugural Minority Business Forum, Mr. Ali has received favorable media coverage from the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Saporta Report, and Canopy Atlanta for his economic development leadership.
