Ali Torabi

Chairman, Lawrence Semiconductor

Ali Torabi is a technology executive, entrepreneur, and investor with more than 10 years of experience leading business development efforts and strategic initiatives at Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley startups.             

Ali recently led business development at a semiconductor device manufacturing firm based in Tempe, Arizona, introducing products across a range of industries including utility-scale solar power, aerospace technology, and infrared commercial sensing.  Additionally, he has invested in and advised a number of technology startups and was a member of Life Science Angels, a California-based angel investor group supporting entrepreneurs and emerging companies making disruptive advances in healthcare.

Previously, Ali spent six years at IBM Corporation, first as a strategy and transformation consultant with IBM Global Business Services and later as a contract negotiator for the company’s corporate legal department, where he negotiated and managed a number of technology services and outsourcing agreements, including a $1.8 billion, 10-year services agreement with a multinational telecommunications client. 

Ali received his J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and a B.A. in Philosophy from Boston College.  He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and currently serves on the Development Board of Elevate Phoenix, a Phoenix, Arizona-based non-profit focused on improving the lives of urban youth through mentorship and education.