Ali Marano leads a global social impact practice at JPMorgan Chase (JPMC). Her focus is on designing and delivering innovative programming that enables JPMC to be a good corporate citizen, creates value for the firm, and provides engaging experiences for employees.

Ali founded Tech for Social Good—a suite of programs that lifts communities around the world through the power of JPMC talent and technology. This includes Social Good Hackathons, Force for Good programs, youth initiatives, and a DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) engagement team to facilitate partnerships with diverse communities and community-based tech organizations. The focus of her work is to build community by uniting staff through purpose and skills-driven engagement.

Ali started her career as a documentary filmmaker focused on social issues. She then worked as a strategy and management consultant at Accenture. While at Accenture, she became an executive on loan to NPower, a new nonprofit providing technology services to nonprofit organizations, as well as workforce development solutions for junior tech talent. She left Accenture and joined NPower full-time, where she focused on strategic initiatives to engage corporations in the work of the nonprofit community. At NPower she co-created an online volunteer matching portal connecting nonprofits’ technology needs with skilled corporate volunteers.

Ali sits on several boards in the Tech for Good space, including BreakThrough Tech, CareerWise NY, and the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline. Ali graduated from the University of Buffalo with a Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Spanish.