
Denis Vasilev
Director Transformations | ex-McKinsey | INSEAD MBA | PMP
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → Emirates Nuclear Energy Company
TitleAssociate Partner / Senior Vice President → Director Transformations and Performance Management
LocationDubai → Abu Dhabi
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageRussian
Years in UAE10.5
Total experience20.9 years
Emirates Nuclear Energy Company headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Emirates Nuclear Energy Company industryUtilities
Emirates Nuclear Energy Company HQAbu Dhabi
Emirates Nuclear Energy Company typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Director Transformations and Performance ManagementJul 2025 — Present
Emirates Nuclear Energy Company· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Associate Partner / Senior Vice PresidentJul 2021 — Jul 2025
McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Engagement ManagerJun 2018 — Jun 2021
McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - AssociateNov 2015 — Jun 2018
McKinsey & Company· Dubai, UAE - MBAAug 2014 — Jul 2015
INSEAD· Singapore
- Head of Project Management OfficeMay 2012 — May 2014
Citilab Laboratories· Moscow, Russian Federation
- Founder, General ManagerSep 2010 — May 2012SStrizh Construction Management· Moscow Region, Russian Federation
- Senior Project Manager -> Director Business DevelopmentDec 2007 — Sep 2010
Citilab Laboratories· Moscow, Russian Federation
- Financial Analyst -> Rent&Lease BrokerSep 2004 — Oct 2007
Delrus Investment Company· Yekaterinburg, Russia· Part-time
Education
- MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence)Certificate - Professional Training Program · Artificial IntelligenceDec 2025 — Dec 2025
- INSEADMaster of Business Administration (MBA) · Management Consulting, Strategy2014 — 2015
- Ural State Technical UniversityPostgraduate study · National (State) Economic Security2008 — 2009
- International Project Management Association, Boston, USAProject Management Professional · Project Management2013 — 2014
- Ural State Technical UniversityMaster's degree · Finance and Credit2003 — 2008
Languages
- German · Elementary
- Russian · Native or bilingual
- English · Professional working