Speaking & Appearances

After a 16-year professional career in the U.S. and Europe, including captaining both New Zealand and Angel City FC, Ali Riley now brings her perspective to conversations about leadership, women's sports, athlete advocacy, media, and life after professional sport.

Ali is available for select speaking engagements, panel discussions, moderation, and appearances.

Conversation topics

Leadership & Team Culture

Lessons from captaining teams and playing across different countries and environments.

The Future of Women's Sports

Visibility, investment, opportunity, and the business of growing the game.

Athlete Advocacy & Social Impact

How athletes can use their platforms to create positive change.

Beyond the Playing Career

Navigating new professional identities through broadcasting, business, and ownership.

Recent appearance: Social Impact Summit Sport

On October 6, 2026, Ali led a panel at the Social Impact Fund's inaugural Social Impact Summit Sport at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.

Speaker bio

Ali Riley is a former professional soccer player, broadcaster, podcast host, and women's sports investor. She represented New Zealand at five FIFA Women's World Cups and four Olympic Games, earning 163 caps, and was the inaugural captain of Angel City FC. Since retiring in 2025, Riley has worked as an NWSL analyst for ION and Prime Video and as a soccer analyst for CBS Sports, including Attacking Third and UEFA Women's Champions League Today. She co-hosts Time Wasting with Kelley O'Hara for Just Women's Sports. Riley is Angel City FC's first Commercial and Creative Partner through the club's Player Futures program, an owner of League One Volleyball's San Francisco Signal, and co-author of the plant-based cookbook Girls Gone Veg.

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