His Excellency Mansoor Al Mansoori

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H.E. Almansoori is the Group Chief Operating Officer at G42 Group. He is a prominent leader in the UAE and has had a diverse range of professional experiences in senior leadership positions across sectors including telecommunications, energy, and government, with a proven track record of setting up strategies, building institutional structures and capabilities, and performance-based management systems.

At G42, H.E. Almansoori is responsible for group and operating business units on strategic partnerships, innovation, capacity building, business efficiencies and transformation, revenue optimization, brand development, organizational culture and identifying and mentoring talent to develop future leaders of G42.

Prior to joining G42, H.E. Almansoori served as Director General of the UAE National Media Council and was responsible for transforming the council’s offerings across regulatory services, media policies, UAE’s national media wire services and strategic communications. He contributed towards UAE’s brand and reputation management, locally, regionally, and internationally and introduced policies and frameworks to further the country’s media and digital communication capabilities and foster innovation and development for the industry.

H.E. Almansoori is a currently the chairman of Injazat and Bayanat, and serves as a board member of Etisalat and AIQ. In the past he held several board positions including Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and Emirates Palace Company.

H.E. Almansoori holds a master’s degree in Strategic Security Studies and National Resources Management from the National Defence College (UAE). A University of Toledo (Ohio, USA) graduate in Computer Science, he holds several specialized certificates including a Leadership Certificate from London Business School (UK), Innovation Strategy Leadership from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and International Institute for Management Development (Switzerland).