Michael P. Cleanis

Michael is the Executive Director of Growth & Value Creation (“GVC”) within Mubadala’s UAE Investments Platform and a member of the platform’s Executive Leadership Team and Platform Investment Committee. GVC provides a centralized M&A and capital markets execution function, driving new investments, monetization and divestment activities. The unit develops the platform’s strategy and new sector identification and cultivates relationships with the investor community that can partner with our existing assets or new ventures and transactions.

Michael sits on a number of boards and committees. He is a Board Member and Chairman of the ARCC at M42 Health, and a Board Member and Member of the ARCC at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. At Mubadala Bio, he serves as a Board Member and Member of the Strategy and Investment Committee, while at Network International & Magnati he is a Board Member and Member of the ARCC. He is also a Board Member and Member of the Investment Committee at Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, and a Member of the Finance Committee at Tabreed. Previously, he served as a Board Member of Leaseplan Emirates.

With 20+ years of experience, Michael began his career in investment banking where he held various roles at Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch in Brussels, London and Dubai. Before joining Mubadala, he was head of investment banking for the Middle & North Africa at UBS and a member of the regional group executive committee.

He has over 15 years of experience in the Middle East and has led and advised on over $100bn worth of M&A and capital markets transactions. He was a founding Chairman of UBS Community Affairs where he developed the partnership with the Rashid Paediatric Therapy Centre, an educational centre for children with special needs and is a member of the advisory board of the Dubai International Chamber.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science In Economics, summa cum laude, from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium and a Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD.