Ali Manav, Director of Operations

 Ali Manav is  a  Director of Operations with GEX Capital and works directly with the managing partner, investment team, and portfolio company management on growth initiatives and operational priorities. Ali is a hands-on seasoned entrepreneurial executive with over thirty years’ global public and private experience in technology, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, consumer goods/services and SaaS. Ali is a proven operational team builder and catalyst with effective communication and management skills having demonstrated business acumen and organizational skills managing complex projects and objectives often with conflicting deadlines delivering results.

Ali is experienced in sourcing debt and equity capital from angel investors, venture capital,  private equity, traditional financing sources, and strategic partners such as a Fortune 20 company. Ali also has extensive experience in negotiating domestic and international contracts as well as negotiating turn-around situations and implementing cost cutting and containment measures and streamlining operations to ensure viability and growth moving forward.  

Ali holds an MBA in Management and Entrepreneurialism from the Weatherhead School of Management from Case Western Reserve University and has a bachelor’s in business administration with majors in Accounting and Finance from Cleveland State University. 

 Outside of work, Ali enjoys spending time with his two girls, son, and the rest of his family along with attempting to play golf. In his free time, Ali serves on the board of several private companies and a handful of non-profits and always makes himself available as a sounding board and to provide guidance to other fellow entrepreneurs and individuals.