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Vishnu K Chandran

Vice President - Portfolio and Economic Analysis, ADNOC (Downstream, Marketing and Trading)
10.6 yrs experienceOil & Energy
Nov 2025

The move

MoveEY ADNOC Group
TitleAssistant Manager Vice President
LocationDubai Abu Dhabi
Career arcRooted in UAE
First time at this levelYes
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai Abu Dhabi
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE9.8
Total experience10.6 years
ADNOC Group headcount10,001+ employees
ADNOC Group industryOil and Gas
ADNOC Group HQAbu Dhabi
ADNOC Group founded1971
ADNOC Group typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Vice PresidentNov 2025 — Present
    ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
  2. Investment ManagerAug 2023 — Nov 2025
    ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Senior Investments Specialist - Investments and Economic AnalysisJan 2023 — Aug 2023
    ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Senior Economist - Investments and Economic AnalysisApr 2021 — Jan 2023
    ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Assistant ManagerSep 2019 — Apr 2021
    EY· Dubai
  6. ExecutiveSep 2017 — Sep 2019
    EY· Abu Dhabi
  7. Senior AnalystSep 2016 — Sep 2017
    EY· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  8. Financial AnalystJun 2016 — Jul 2016
    Bank of America Continuum India Pvt Ltd· Mumbai Area, India
  9. Summer InternApr 2015 — May 2015
    EY· Abu Dhabi, UAE
  10. Design EngineerJul 2013 — Apr 2014
    Tata Technologies· Pune Area, India

Education

Languages

  • English · Native or bilingual
  • Malayalam · Limited working
  • Japanese · Elementary
  • Hindi · Limited working

Top skills

PhilosophyInvestment BankingCommunicationCADCreative WritingManufacturing

About

I tell stories using numbers. Creative, technically-proficient and experienced across several sectors in the MENA region. Currently working as the Vice President, Portfolio & Economic Analysis, responsible for downstream petrochemical investment management and economic/financial analysis. Adept at modelling, valuation, investment profiling, data presentation and project management. Proven ability to combine a penchant for story-telling with incisive analysis to cut through the noise and present the core value-proposition of any investment. Possesses strong economic and market knowledge with several years of profitable trading experience. Go-to subject-matter expert on several new-wave technologies such as big data, machine learning and blockchain. Social individual and a team-player w

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