Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is managing director and group chief executive officer of ADNOC and chairman of Masdar. His roles span the oil and gas industry and renewable-energy development, placing him within a consequential and contested part of the global energy conversation.

Energy systems must address reliability, investment and emissions at the same time. The scale of existing fossil-fuel production makes scrutiny of transition commitments essential; his positions are relevant to debates about how energy producers respond to climate goals and how their actions are measured.

Portrait: Arctic Circle, CC BY 2.0.