Mohammed Gamal

A seasoned UAE national executive, I bring over 15 years of expertise in driving transformative initiatives within the Abu Dhabi Government. With a proven track record of success, I have adeptly led diverse teams and overseen multi-million dirham portfolios, consistently surpassing challenging objectives. I excel in devising and executing both short and long-term strategies that embrace holistic, whole-of-government perspectives.

Utilizing my deep understanding of Public Policies, National strategies, and Digital landscape, I specialize in crafting comprehensive and structured strategies and operating models to navigate governments transition to the AI era. As an Artificial Intelligence enthusiast, I am dedicated to harnessing Generative AI, Ethical AI, Knowledge and Advance Analytics to drive value realization for organizations. My focus on AI value realization ensures that initiatives are not only innovative but also ethically grounded, contributing to the sustainable growth and advancement.

Head of Digital Strategy and Governance at Abu Dhabi Executive Office (2019-12 – Present)

Strategic Digital Direction and Leadership, Portfolio Management & Special projects, Digital Governance and Compliance, Data Management and Strategy, Knowledge Management and Collaboration.

• Define the strategic direction for technology, aligning it with business objectives.
• Research and analyze user requirements, synthesizing insights into leading technologies and digitalization needs to shape the Digital Services & Solutions strategy and transformation roadmap.
• Leverage advanced and emerging technologies, assessing their feasibility and value to the organization.
• Oversee and manage the portfolio of technology solutions and projects.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate them to ensure alignment with current and future organizational needs.
• Establish and enforce digital governance policies and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.
• Develop and implement robust IT governance frameworks to optimize resource allocation, enhance operational efficiency, and minimize risks associated with technology investments.
• Develop and implement comprehensive data management strategies to ensure the effective collection, storage, processing, and utilization of organizational data.
• Oversee data governance practices, including data quality, metadata management, and data lineage, to maintain accurate and reliable information for decision-making.
• Drive initiatives for data analytics, business intelligence, and data-driven insights to support strategic business objectives.
• Develop and implement knowledge management strategies to capture, organize, and share intellectual capital across the organization.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge-sharing through the use of collaborative tools and platforms.

Chief Specialist, Digital Solutions at Department of Community Development (2019-08 – 2019-12)

• Manage the overall digital solutions catalogue and oversee the operations, maintenance and support for the business digital services continuity to achieve excellence in digital operation delivery and support.
• Perform assessments and analysis on existing platforms and digital services ecosystems to identify, propose and implement solutions to enhance quality, consistency, efficiency.
• Develop and establish operating policies and approaches for business digital services, ensuring that meaningful metrics related to established SLAs, availability, capacity and performance are captured, validated and reported.
• Guide the operations for business digital services to create a consistent user experience for smooth performance and deployment of digital solutions, including assurance that the service levels are achieved, effective and continuously improved to support the strategic and tactical business requirements.

Senior Specialist Enterprise Architect at Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (2017-06 – 2019-08)

• Evaluate government-wide technology landscape for the current state and create architectural designs and principles for the future state to modernize Abu Dhabi government services, applications, analytics and systems.
• Liaise with government ICT leaders to understand organizational drivers and capabilities (future and current state) and determine corresponding enterprise architecture requirements and change requirements to drive the organization's desired outcomes.
• Provide technical advice on options, risks, costs versus benefits, system impact and technology priorities to ensure projects and technological investments are aligned with Abu Dhabi government Digital & enterprise architecture vision while maintain a strong understanding of the latest emerging technology trends.

Senior Enterprise Architect at The Department of Municipalities and Transport (2013-03 – 2017-05)

System Analyst at ARNUF Group (2010-11 – 2012-09)

Program in AI for Managers – ESMT, Berlin (2025-03)

Master of Science in Strategic planning and performance in the public sector: the impact of Artificial Intelligence integration in Abu Dhabi, UAE – Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia (2024-12)

Program in Artificial Intelligence for Executives – IESE Business School, Spain (2024-06)

Program in High Impact Leadership Programme – INSEAD, Singapore (2022-11)

Program in Decision-Making in Times of Uncertainty – ESMT, Berlin (2022-11)

Program in Digital Strategy and Analytics – IMD, Switzerland (2022-09)

Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems – UAE University (2010-06)