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Brandon Rowberry

Chief Executive Officer @ Arada: Medical, Wellness, Fitness | Investor and Board Director | Private Equity and Venture Capital | Advisor
25.4 yrs experienceHospital & Health Care
Nov 2025

The move

MoveXenter Arada
TitleManaging Director & Chief Digital Officer Chief Executive Officer - Medical, Wellness, Fitness
LocationUnited States Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United States United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE7.4
Total experience25.4 years
Arada headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Arada industryReal Estate
Arada HQDubai
Arada founded2017
Arada typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Chief Executive Officer - Medical, Wellness, FitnessNov 2025 — Present
    Arada· Full-time
  2. Managing Director & Chief Digital OfficerJul 2024 — Nov 2025
    Xenter· United States· Full-time
  3. CEO Aster DM Healthcare - Digital Health2021 — Jun 2024
    Aster DM Healthcare· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Strategy & Planning2016 — 2020
    Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)· United Arab Emirates
  5. Vice Chair2015 — 2016
    Mayo Clinic· Minnesota, United States
  6. Managing Director2011 — Present
    7RVentures
  7. Vice President Innovation Development (VP)2010 — 2014
    UnitedHealth Group· Minnesota, United States
  8. Director/GM Strategy & Innovation2005 — 2009
    Circuit City
  9. Internal Corporate Consultant, Innovation, Organization Development2001 — 2005
    Hallmark
  10. Organization Development Consultant2000 — 2001
    Honeywell

Education

Top skills

Leadership DevelopmentStrategyDesign ThinkingOrganizational DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCross-functional Team Leadership

About

I’ve spent my career building, scaling, and leading organizations that sit at the intersection of innovation, technology, capital and healthcare — always with a focus on improving real people's lives through systems that work. I’ve served as a CEO, Managing Director, Vice Chairman, Chief Digital Officer, Head of Innovation, Strategy Advisor, Investor and more — leading multi-billion-dollar businesses, advising sovereign wealth funds, PE & Venture and growing portfolios on behalf of major companies...and a few of my own. I’ve worked across the Globe with a homebase in the U.S., and the Middle East (for the past decade), leading teams and platforms that operate at scale — sometimes quietly, sometimes disruptively — but always with a clear sense of purpose and execution. What I value most

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