In formulating energy policies, Saudi policymakers must contend with competing demands and pressures from internal and external sources.
Hadi Fathallah is a partner at RETGO Consulting, an energy consulting company, and director at NAMEA Group, a public policy advisory company based out of Dubai and Beirut. Hadi is also a policy and investment specialist at the World Bank and the FAO Investment Center. He is a visiting lecturer on strategic negotiations and the political economy of energy at IFP School Paris. Previously, Hadi was an economist for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Near East and North Africa. He has consulted for various international organizations, including the World Bank, World Food Program, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD), in addition to government and private corporate consulting in energy, engineering, and strategic management. Hadi is a fellow of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs at Cornell University and alumni of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum. He holds an Advanced Masters in Oil and Gas studies from the Graduate Institute, Geneva, and IFP School, Paris; a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) in International Development from Cornell University; and a Bachelors of Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut (AUB).
In formulating energy policies, Saudi policymakers must contend with competing demands and pressures from internal and external sources.
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