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Zulfiquar Ghadiyali

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Managing Director at One World Business Consultancy
📍 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Zulfiquar Ghadiyali is a global investment leader and Executive Director for the Private Office of Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Saeed Al Nahyan. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in multi-billion-dollar transactions in sectors like fintech and sustainable technology, focusing on ESG-led economic development. He holds a Masters Certificate from Cornell University.

He is deeply involved in social entrepreneurship and philanthropy, with a focus on impact investing, womens empowerment, and community development. As a UN Global Peace Ambassador, he champions initiatives that leverage sustainable development to achieve long-term positive peace. He often speaks about making the world a better place through ethical investments.

Interesting fact: His family has a three-generation history in real estate, mining, and philanthropy in India, which has deeply influenced his philosophy of impact investing.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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Impact Investing
Champions 'welfare economics' over pure capitalism, focusing on investments in social enterprises, women-driven projects, and sustainable development to generate ethical cash flows and uplift society.
Emerging Technologies
Actively invests in AI, robotics, fintech, and blockchain. He co-founded an entertainment company focused on AI and virtual reality and believes in marrying technology with sustainability.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Managing Director
One World Business Consultancy
4-2015
CEO and Managing Director
Private Office of HH Sheikh Tahnoon bin Saeed bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan
6-2021
Global Peace Ambassador United Nations University for Peace
University for Peace (UPEACE) - UN Mandated
5-2021
Board Member
Peace Innovation Initiative
8-2021 - 3-2024
Global Ambassador
International Delphic Council
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Education
2007 - 2008
Masters Certificate in Hospitality and International Business
Cornell University
2006 - 2007
Masters in Hospitality Management
University of Derby
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