Abdulla Hamad Al Misnad

Chairman

• Abdulla Hamad Al-Misnad is currently occupying the position, Head of the Executive Office of H.E. The Prime Minister.
• Member of the Board of Directors of Al-Rayyan Bank.
• Member of The Advisory Board of Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPAQ).
• He used to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and as a member of the board of directors of Doha Venture Capital (DVC) “the global venture capital arm of Qatar Free Zones” and also as a member of the board of directors of the Qatari DIAR “a real estate company that manages projects including Lusail City, the 38 sq. km. smart city development”.
• Mr. Al-Misnad has previously worked as the Deputy CEO of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), where he led and oversaw QFZA’s business development and before joining QFZA, he served as a Director of the Ministry of Finance’s Public Projects Department, overseeing the State of Qatar’s $200bn infrastructure budget” at that time”. Prior to this, he worked for Shell leading carbon and energy efficiency projects.
• Mr. Al-Misnad began his career as an engineer at ExxonMobil and a fellow with Qatar Science and Technology Park and subsequently ran several successful startups in the energy and healthcare sectors.
• He holds a Master of Science degree in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Economics from Stanford University.