Innes McKeand - GAICD
Chief Investment Officer - Equities
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
The move
MoveUSS Investment Management → Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
TitleHead of Equities → Chief Investment Officer - Equities
LocationLondon → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveYes · United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageEnglish
Total experience40.5 years
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) industryFinancial Services
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) founded1976
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Chief Investment Officer - EquitiesJan 2025 — Present
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)· Full-time - Head of EquitiesMar 2021 — Mar 2025
USS Investment Management· London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
- Head of EquitiesAug 2011 — Mar 2021
AustralianSuper· Melbourne, Australia· Full-time
- Head of EquitiesSep 2006 — Jul 2011
Kames Capital· Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Member of ABI Investment Committee2006 — 2011AAssociation of British Insurers· London, United Kingdom
- Chief Investment OfficerOct 2002 — Jul 2006
AIB· Dublin, Ireland
- Head Of Investment2001 — 2002
Nestle UK Pension Trust· York, United Kingdom
- Chief Investment Officer1998 — 2001
Scottsh Life Assurance Company· Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Investment Manager Asia1989 — 1998
THE SCOTTISH LIFE ASSURANCE CO· Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Investment Analyst US Equities1987 — 1989
- Economic Analyst1984 — 1986
Brit Oil Plc.· Glasgow, United Kingdom
Education
- The University of EdinburghBachelor of Science - BSc(Hons) · Physics1979 — 1983
- University of StirlingMaster of Science - MSc · Technological Economics1984 — Present
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- French · Limited working