Mr. Fadhel Al Ali serves as the Chairperson of Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). He is a strategic leader with a vast range of experience in corporate governance and commercial roles across a variety of business contexts such as startups, rapid growth, fix-it, and turnarounds. He brings 30 years of experience in multiple industries including real estate, hospitality, investment, and banking and has led several corporate functional organizations such as Finance, HR, Legal, Business Excellences and Marketing and Communications.
Throughout his career, Mr. Al Ali has made remarkable achievements that extend across contributing to the creation of Dubai Holding and managing its 2009 post-recession crisis, along with contributing to the creation of its new business model as a strategic investor. Moreover, he recorded the highest ever profit for Dubai Holding since its inception. He also succeeded in issuing multi-currency multiple tenor bonds worth USD 2.25 billion for Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group. Mr. Al Ali started his career as a banker in 1989 in Citibank and joined Dubai Holding in 2004, where he served in multiple positions including CFO, COO, and, finally, CEO till 2017. This was followed by a four-year stint as FAB’s Deputy CEO and group COO until 2021, before chairing DFSA. Mr. Al Ali joined CIB’s Board of Directors on May 2022 as a Non-Executive Board member, representing the interests of Alpha Oryx Ltd.
He holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial and System Engineering from the University of Southern California.