Kyria Ali
Kyria Ali is an accomplished business leader, experienced board director and trusted advisor with more than 25 years of Caribbean and international experience. Her expertise spans executive leadership, strategy, business development, governance, risk, insurance and reinsurance, audit and advisory, crisis management, business continuity and disaster recovery.
Her career has placed her on both sides of the advisory relationship. She has advised organizations and regulators on strategic, governance and regulatory matters, and has served as the executive responsible for making decisions, mobilizing people and delivering results.
Kyria has held senior executive positions including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Strategy and Development Officer and Chief Risk Officer within one of the Caribbean’s leading insurance groups, operating through more than 32 locations across the English, Dutch and French Caribbean. She has also served as a director of several regulated insurance and financial services companies. These roles have given her a practical understanding of the distinct responsibilities of boards and management, as well as an enterprise wide view of how strategy, capital, governance, risk, people, operations, culture and customer experience work together.
As Chief Executive Officer, Kyria led across multiple markets, cultures and regulatory environments, with responsibility for strategy, financial performance, insurance portfolios, capital, reinsurance, operations, people and stakeholder confidence. During her tenure, the Group achieved record financial performance and attained an AM Best A- (Excellent) rating.
Her leadership experience includes navigating periods of significant uncertainty and disruption. Having lived and worked in Sint Maarten through Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Kyria was part of the Executive Team responsible for the post hurricane claims response, reinsurer engagement, operational continuity and recovery. This shaped her first hand understanding of crisis leadership, catastrophe risk and the importance of building resilient organizations before disruption occurs.
Kyria has established professional working relationships with 18 regulatory authorities across the Caribbean, including regulators within Dutch and French supervisory environments. Earlier in her career, she also worked in an advisory capacity with regulators, contributing to the development and review of legislation, regulatory frameworks and supervisory requirements.
Before entering executive leadership, Kyria led a business advisory practice and built her professional foundation in audit and advisory within global professional services firms. Her work has included strategic planning, corporate governance, regulatory assistance, enterprise risk management, internal audit, compliance, forensic reviews, investigations, business improvement and professional training.
Kyria is known for understanding the engine of an organization, connecting issues that are often considered in isolation and identifying the levers capable of shifting performance. Through Go2 Advisors, she brings independent judgement, financial rigour and practical experience to boards, executives, business owners, investors, regulated entities and public sector organizations pursuing growth, navigating change or strengthening their businesses.