His Excellency Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi is the Managing Director and Board Member of AstraTech and ex Senior Partner at Global Ventures. He is also the Chairman of ENBD REIT and Edelman Middle East.

Most recently, he served as the Chief Investment Officer at G42. Prior to G42, he was the Director 

General of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, where he was tasked with expanding private sector activity in the Emirate. 

He held leadership roles at various institutions, including Emirates NBD, Mubadala and 

Citibank. He also sits on a number of boards, including Gulf Capital, UAE University, DGCX and 

Emirates Post Group.

He holds a PhD in Economics from Imperial College London and graduate (Master’s) degrees from 

Columbia University and London Business School. He has an undergraduate degree in business from Clayton State University. He is also a member of YPO.