DR EDUARDO ALI is Pro-Registrar and Deputy CEO of The Caribbean Examinations Council. He is the Head of the Western Zone Office in Jamaica. Dr Ali strategically leads systems, programmes, projects and services concerned with educational transformation with key national, regional and international partners and stakeholders; conferencing, experiential events and summits, strategic product marketing, qualifications and credential development, maintenance and innovations; educational research and data governance and capacity building for educational professionals.

Dr Ali’s 30-year career has positioned him in influential roles in the Caribbean, North America, and the Middle East within the field of human capital development and education. His core areas include education research and policy, educational strategy and change, quality management, accreditation and assessment systems, higher education ranking, programme design and system capacity building. He has held senior positions in government and private sector organizations in the Caribbean and universities in the United Arab Emirates. As Programme Manager, Human Resource Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, Dr Ali led the development of several regional education policies and the CARICOM HRD 2030 Strategy project. He held senior roles within The University of the West Indies, the Council of Legal Education and private educational institutions. Dr Ali has strategically engaged regional research and education networks and CARICOM, United Nations and Commonwealth development projects for 2 decades.

A Commonwealth and Fulbright Scholar, Dr Ali holds a Doctorate in Education in Educational Policy Studies and a MSc in Educational Leadership having studied at the Universities of the West Indies, British Columbia, Sheffield and Leicester. He has taught graduate students education policy, planning and globalization, and published over 30 academic and professional papers in the fields of educational policy, reform, quality assurance and leadership.