Syed Ali is Vice President of Solutions Engineering at Alkira, a Lumen Connect Solution, leading a global pre-sales engineering team that helps enterprise network architects realize the value of Alkira’s platform. With nearly 20 years of experience in enterprise networking, he specializes in hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, SD-WAN, and large-scale network design.

Previously, Syed held senior technical roles at Cisco and Viptela, helping organizations transition to software-defined networking. A dual CCIE and frequent industry speaker, he is passionate about simplifying network complexity and enabling digital transformation through on-demand network infrastructure.