Ali Raza is an international development leader with more than 15 years of experience designing and leading complex programmes in fragile and conflictaffected environments across the Horn of Africa and South Asia. He specializes in translating political and conflict analysis into operationally effective stabilization, resilience, and governance interventions.

He currently serves as Team Leader of the Somalia Dialogue Platform, supported by the Somalia Stability Fund (SSF III), where he leads a multidonor initiative advancing inclusive political dialogue, elite engagement, and evidencebased political analysis in Somalia. In this role, he provides strategic direction to a multidisciplinary team of political advisors and technical specialists and works closely with international partners to deliver high quality analytical products and convening processes that inform policy and programming.

Previously, Ali has held senior leadership roles as Chief of Party for USAID’s Somalia Transition Initiatives for Stabilization (TIS3) and USAID’s Community Resilience Activity (CRA) in Pakistan. Across these programmes, he led large, multisectoral portfolios addressing the political, social, and governance drivers of conflict and violent extremism, managing complex stakeholder relationships and delivering results in highly volatile contexts. Ali holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, and a Master of Public Administration in Development and Energy Economics from Columbia University, New York.