Tayyaba Ali, CEO of Tikal Industries LLC, is a hardware engineer by trade and an educational background in physics and computer science. She has experience in product development and venture capital analysis in technological sectors. She has worked closely with multiple governmental agencies within the United States (EPA, Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and local governments) on multiple innovative hardware technologies. Her current work has aligned closely with public health and environmental research/activism, allowing her to provide a more technical and financially scalable lens to social initiatives.