Reem Al ZAABIActing Head – Energy Transition Sector - ADIO

Reem Ahmed AlZaabi is Acting Head of the Energy Transition Sector at the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), where she supports investment attraction across Abu Dhabi’s energy transition priorities. She brings nine years of experience spanning energy transition investments, asset management and infrastructure.  

Her portfolio spans clean energy and storage, hydrogen and derivatives, alternative fuels, smart and distributed energy systems and carbon capture, utilisation and storage. In her current role, Reem works with companies and investors to identify growth opportunities and supports their establishment, localisation and growth in Abu Dhabi.  

Reem has represented ADIO in energy-transition engagements across Europe, Asia and the United States, including bilateral discussions on hydrogen, advanced manufacturing and investment. She brings an international perspective to Abu Dhabi’s investment proposition, with a focus on building strategic partnerships and helping companies assess opportunities to establish and scale in the emirate. 

Before joining ADIO, Reem built her engineering career in the power and water sector, with experience spanning asset management, project delivery and infrastructure planning. She specialised in the analysis and optimisation of complex water-transmission systems, applying advanced hydraulic modelling, system simulations and asset-performance analysis to inform strategic planning and investment decisions. Her work included assessing network behaviour, optimising pumping performance and energy consumption and informing future system architecture.  

Reem holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). She has also passed Level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Programme.