Pyarali has 28 years of experience across several sectors and geographies. He was most recently the UK Lead for ESG & Sustainable Finance for dss+, a global boutique consulting firm. He assisted private equity, private debt, and other asset managers with their ESG priorities. These priorities included ESG integration into their investment processes, ESG due diligence on transactions, regulatory reporting and disclosure requirements, and ESG exit readiness issues for portfolio companies. Pyarali continues to consult organizations on various ESG and sustainable finance matters.

Early in his career Pyarali worked in banking and at EY in the Transaction Advisory Services group. Whilst at EY, Pyarali was Head of the EY Canada Corporate Finance Renewable Energy and Cleantech team, and a senior member of the national Real Estate and Public Sector teams. Subsequently he was a Global Network Coordinator for the EY Global Transaction Advisory Services leadership based in London, UK and later COO of the EY UK & Ireland Valuation & Business Modelling practice. In addition, he has 26 years of board experience, of which a combined 15 years were on the boards of two UK impact investors.

From 2014 to 2017 he was CEO and COO of a London, UK based circular economy business. He is an accredited External Assurance Reviewer for the UK government’s Infrastructure and Projects, a member of the coalition of the International Platform for Climate Finance, a Member of the Sustainability Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce.

Pyarali is a British and Canadian citizen. He has lived in Tanzania, Canada, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and travelled to 42 other countries. His academic and professional credentials include two master degrees (including an Ivey MBA), along with professional diplomas and certificates in clean energy and climate change, advanced management accounting, urban land economics, social impact monitoring and evaluation, and ESG investing.