Ali M. Qureshi

Chief Revenue Officer & Co-Founder, SideDrawer

Ali Qureshi is the Co-founder of SideDrawer, an idea born out of a personal need for him and his family. The platform now is being used by financial planners, estate lawyers, accountants and enterprises to provide a secure, easy to use, organization and collaboration service for their clients. Prior to joining SideDrawer, Ali was the Executive Director and Deputy Head of International Equities, for CIBC Global Markets, which involved helping corporates raise equity, debt and convertible debt financing across a variety of industries. Ali has held various leadership roles such as Co-Chair of the CIBC Movember campaign, which was amongst the top 5 fundraising teams globally, a Member of the CIBC Innovation Committee, CIBC Continuing Education Committee, and Recruiting & New Talent Committee. Ali has both CPA and CFA designations, and graduated from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Ali lives in Toronto with his wife and three young children.