Sultan Ali Rashed Lootah

Sultan Lootah occupies the role of the Chairman and Ceo of Hetachain and Managing partner of vault investments, sultan lootah petroleum, chairman of Emirati- Norwegian chamber of commerce in Oslo as well as the chairman of vietgate General trading he was CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum foundation from October 2012 to July 2014 and he handled the role of Acting CEO and the Executive Director of Entrepreneurship Development at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation from 2008-2012. Lootah brought to the Foundation a rich experience and outstanding competency in developing innovative and goal-oriented solutions. His exceptional leadership qualities and acumen for critical thinking made him an obvious choice to lead the Foundation’s initiatives that aim to combat unemployment in the Arab world. In his current role, Lootah is responsible for overseeing the conceptualization and implementation of programmes that drive employment opportunities and entrepreneurial activities across the region. Prior to joining the Foundation,Lootah served as Director of Projects at The Executive Office in Dubai, where he led the development and implementation of key initiatives for consolidating the emirate’s status as a global economic force. As the Director of Information Technology in the Dubai Department of Economic Development ,Lootah played a key role in formulating the department’s strategy and bolstering its overall efficiency. Starting his career as a software programmer at Mashreq Bank, he was associated with the Public Prosecution department for a year. he moved to Al Thuraya Telecom as a Testbed Engineer, before joining DED. A member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development, Lootah holds a High Dip. in Business IT from the HCT and an Executive Diploma in Public Administration at the Lee Kuan Yew College, Singapore. An EMBA holder from HCT, A recipient of the 2006 Dubai Government Excellence Award for Best Distinguished Government Employee.