A Global industrialist, business strategist and savvy investor, Hussain al Nowais has over 25 years of combined experience in various countries and across multiple sectors including banking and financial services, investments, heavy industries, petrochemicals, energy, infrastructure, construction, hospitality and real estate. Born and raised in Abu Dhabi, UAE, by a self-made businessman father, he began his career as an entrepreneur establishing his first company in 1979.

Hussain al Nowais received his B.S. in finance from Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon and has attended Executive Management courses at INSEAD-France and London Business School. Mr. Al Nowais has been very active in the World Economic Forum since its inception.Today, Hussain al Nowais lives in his homeland, Abu Dhabi, and is married with two sons and a daughter.