Muna Al Zaabi
Chief Innovation Officer | Fintech Innovations and Market Development | AI Research and Projects, Innovation Management, Strategy & Framework, Culture I Assessor I Ideation Management | Innovation Hub expert | Suptech
The move
MovePrime Minister's Office - UAE → Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF)
TitleOrganizational Assessor → Chief Innovation Officer
LocationUzbekistan → Dubai
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
Cross-border moveYes · Uzbekistan → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE26.0
Total experience21.1 years
Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF) headcount51-200 employees
Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF) industryHigher Education
Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF) HQSharjah
Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF) founded1983
Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF) typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Chief Innovation OfficerJun 2025 — Present
Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF)· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Organizational AssessorJul 2023 — Aug 2023
Prime Minister's Office - UAE· Uzbekistan· Contract - Assistant Director- Fintech InnovationMar 2023 — Present
Central Bank of The UAE· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Excellence AssessorFeb 2023 — Feb 2023
NAFIS UAE· United Arab Emirates· Contract
- Senior Manager Fintech InnovationAug 2019 — Present
- Assessor for Shaikh Khalifa Government Excellence ProgramSep 2018 — Aug 2019Prime Minister's Office - UAE· Dubai
- Manager - InnovationOct 2016 — Jul 2019
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - DEWA· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - UAE RepJul 2015 — Present
Global Photographic Union· Greece
- Board MemberJan 2015 — PresentEEmirates Photographers Society· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Business Process Improvement ManagerJul 2011 — Sep 2016Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - DEWA
- Principal ExecutiveJul 2009 — Jun 2011Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - DEWA
- Business Development ManagerDec 2004 — Apr 2009
Noritz America
Education
- University of SussexMaster of Science - MS · Managing Innovation & Technology2015 — 2016
- University of DubaiDoctor of Philosophy - PhD · Business Administration and Management, GeneralSep 2023 — Jun 2027
- Higher Colleges of TechnologyBachelor's degree · Management Information Systems, General2013 — Present
- University of OxfordOxford Fintech Program · Financial Innovations and Technology2020 — 2020