Ali Ghaed — President and CEO

Ali has been a software entrepreneur and innovator for over 20 years. Throughout his career, he has had a reputation for combining the unlimited potential of technology with the pragmatic practice of building great products. With a vision to positively transform the way companies sell, he founded XFI Corporation in 1996. As President and CEO, Ali has guided XFI's strategic vision and corporate direction.

Ali developed and patented Xference^®, the technology platform that underlies the essential components of XFI's products. Xference provides an environment for decision-making and supplies data, information, understanding, analysis, advice, and organization to the decision process. Through his work with a broad spectrum of customers, Ali recognized the need for a sales effectiveness software solution and developed SalesHawk^®, the Company's flagship product.

Prior to XFI, Ali had an extensive record of accomplishment. He joined IGEN International, Inc. (acquired by Roche in 2003) when it was an early-stage company. As Director of Engineering, Ali was responsible for research, invention, software engineering, production, and customer support of the company's new instruments for automating biotechnology processes. Ali contributed significantly to the technology and product developments that comprise the heart of IGEN's impressive patent portfolio. Among Ali's other notable management and engineering positions, he developed electronics for fail-safe controllers for American Standard and designed motion controllers for robotics at Gould Electronics.