Ahmed Yahia Al Idrissi

CEO & Board Member,
MGX

Ahmed is the CEO of MGX. He was previously CEO of Direct Investments at Mubadala, where he oversaw the energy, technology, life sciences, consumer, industrial, and financial services portfolios.

Prior to his roles at Mubadala and MGX, Mr. Yahia was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he co-led the Principal Investor practice and was also the Managing Partner of the Abu Dhabi practice. He was formerly a Marketing Manager at Procter & Gamble, where he led several flagship brands.

Mr. Yahia serves as the Chairman of the board of directors of GlobalFoundries and CESPA and is a member of the board of directors of Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Mubadala Capital, and Emirates Global Aluminium. Previously, he served as a board member of AMD from 2012 to 2019.

Mr. Yahia holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from École Centrale Paris and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering/Product Strategy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Yahia is an independent, non-executive director pursuant to applicable Nasdaq rules.