Abdullah is an Engagement Manager in the Consulting department, with 10+ years of operational and leadership experience in supporting a range of efforts focused on management consulting, engineering projects, strategy formulation and implementation, performance management and business planning. Abdullah played a key role in designing and directing the Circular Carbon Economy National Program. He also led several innovation and sustainability programs within the Ministry of Energy, in addition to co-authoring research on energy productivity and efficiency.

Before joining KAPSARC, Abdullah worked at EY Consulting and several companies in Germany, USA, UAE and Saudi Arabia. He is certified with a Six Sigma Black Belt, Project Management Mastery from Stanford University, Certified Energy Manager – AEE, SME Business Consulting – AASBC, and a member of several professional organizations.

Abdullah holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University, and a Global MBA from Oxford Brookes University.