For the past 25 years, Sardar Ali has worked in Pakistan, Japan, US and Europe in engineering, business, commercial banking and international development. Working for the World Bank in Washington, DC he was involved in the private and financial sector reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. As a senior corporate and commercial executive at Raza & Associates, Sardar Ali has led teams within Pakistan on wide ranging disciplines including governance, livelihood, micro-finance, agriculture, energy and local area development. Sardar Ali combines national and international academic training and experience in commercial banking, finance, and economics to manage complex multidisciplinary projects and lead experts with a variety of skill sets. He is fluent in Japanese and has published in international dailies.