Executive President, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees
Languages: Arabic, English
Specializations: public sector management, strategic planning in the public sector, education

Nabil Ali Alyousuf is Executive President of the Dubai School of Government and Chairman of the Dubai Institute for Human Resources Development. Throughout his career, he has focused on public sector development, human development and community development. He improved government performance in Dubai during his time as General Coordinator of the Dubai Government Excellence Program, which grants awards for excellence based on global standards. He introduced the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) system and reinforced accountability in the public sector, while guiding the restructuring of the Dubai Government. Mr. Alyousuf led the strategy development team for Dubai Strategy 2015, and served as Vice-Chairman of the Arab Strategy Forum. In 2004 he helped to establish the Dubai School of Government, a research and teaching institution which aims to promote good governance through enhancing the region’s capacity for effective public policy.

In the field of human development, Mr. Alyousuf helped to establish the Dubai Institute for Human Resources Development, as well as the Emirates Nationals Development Program, and managed the Mohammed bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development. He helped to establish the Dubai Cares campaign, which aims at providing education for one million children from the Muslim world, as well as the Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF). The first of its kind in the region, MBRF is the result of a ten billion US dollar endowment from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum, and aims to spur development initiatives in the areas of knowledge and education, culture, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy.

Nabil Ali Alyousuf has a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona (USA), an M.Sc. in Operations Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), and an MBA from the University of Strathclyde (UK).