Ahmed Ali is a Civil Engineering graduate of The NED University of Engineering & Technology, Class of 1971. He has an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Cal State University, Fullerton. Ahmed is the CEO & President of Geo‐Etka, Inc. a geotechnical & environmental consulting firm located in Southern California and one of the oldest firms in Orange County.
Ahmed is the founding and past President of the NED Alumni Association of Southern California (NEDAASC). Ahmed currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Los Angeles World Affairs Council, Los Angeles County Sheriff South Asian Advisory Committee, Muslim American Homeland Security Congress, The Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. He is also a Waqf trustee for the Islamic Society of Orange County.
Ahmed was President of the Council of Pakistan American Affairs (COPAA) from 2001‐2003 and worked with numerous government departments after 9/11. He was invited to the White House to meet with President Bush along with other prominent Pakistani Americans for discussions and community feedback. Ahmed believes that Pakistan’s path to recovery is through social and economic development. As such he has served as President of the Al‐Shifa Foundation of North America; on the boards of Pakistan’s National Commission on Human Development (NCHD), and the Human Development Foundation of North America (HDFNA).