Khaldoon Al Mubarak

Khaldoon Al Mubarak, managing director and group CEO of Mubadala Investment Company, stands as one of the Middle East’s most prominent and globally engaged business leaders. He is also an influential UAE government policymaker and an accomplished international envoy.

Al Mubarak has played a central role in shaping Abu Dhabi’s economic and technological future. He has served on the Abu Dhabi Executive Council since 2006 and is a member of the Abu Dhabi Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs.

In 2024 alone, he became a founding member of the Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Council (AIATC), was appointed Vice Chair of the Mohammed bin Zayed Water Initiative, and continued to serve on the Abu Dhabi Advanced Technology Research Council.

He also co-founded the US-UAE Business Council and the UAE-France Strategic Dialogue, and co-chairs the Abu Dhabi-Singapore Joint Forum.

Under Al Mubarak’s visionary leadership, Mubadala has evolved into a $302bn sovereign investment powerhouse, renowned for its innovative and disruptive investment strategy. Since the company’s inception in 2002, he has steered its growth — organically and through strategic acquisitions and mergers — delivering consistent, sustainable financial returns to its sole shareholder, the Government of Abu Dhabi.

Thanks to his strategic direction, Mubadala has built a global investment portfolio that spans over 50 countries across six international offices and focuses on industries shaping both national and global progress.

In 2024, under his leadership, Mubadala’s assets under management reached Dhs1.21tn ($330bn). The company deployed Dhs119bn — a 33.7 per cent year-on-year increase —while delivering top-quartile performance over both five- and 10-year periods.

Al Mubarak has prioritised long-term, high-conviction investments in areas such as clean energy, healthcare and life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and semiconductors. Flagship institutions like Masdar, M42, EGA, and GlobalFoundries exemplify this forward-thinking approach to value creation — aligned with national priorities and executed through strategic global partnerships.

Khaldoon was instrumental in establishing New York University Abu Dhabi and serves on the New York University Board of Trustees.

Since 2008, he has been the chairman of Manchester City Football Club, the most successful Premier League club of the past decade. The club is currently ranked as the top football club globally by revenue and is valued as the world’s premier football brand.

Khaldoon is also the chairman of City Football Group, established in 2013 as an investor and operator of international football-related businesses. The group now includes 13 clubs within its global network and is valued at over $6bn.