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Ahmed Al Hashmi is the Executive Director of the Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity (TMBS) sector at the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), where he heads a team of scientists dedicated to both marine and terrestrial biodiversity
He currently leads on major pioneering environmental projects, such as establishing and operating the Middle East’s most advanced research vessel «Jaywun» as well as the Agency’s coral restoration programme. To date, the programme has succeeded in cultivating more than 800,000 coral colonies at four different locations in Abu Dhabi, as part of the Coral Reef Rehabilitation project – the largest of its kind in the region. The initiative is an ongoing effort to cultivate more than one million coral reef colonies to help increase their total area in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Chandra leads the firm’s work in technology modernization, cost optimization, and value assurance in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for McKinsey Digital. He brings a decade of diversified experience in innovation and technology-enabled transformations and driving the digital agenda of leading financial and public-sectors institutions across the region. He has a successful track record in managing technology transformations and has been instrumental in setting up new digital business ventures, improving clients’ technology ecosystems, and driving large-scale modernization programs.
Before joining McKinsey, he worked in different leadership roles at Capgemini, IBM, and Citigroup, and drove multiple engagements on various technology-related topics. He holds a masters in innovation strategy from Copenhagen Business School and a master’s in digital technology leadership from the Indian School of Business. Chandra also holds two patents on emerging payment systems and multiple industry certifications from the Open Group, IBM, Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, VMware, SAP, Hewlett Packard, and more.