Abdullah Alqahtani

Pioneered and scaled Saudi Arabia’s Professional Film Association by establishing its governance framework, operating model, and long-term strategic roadmap. Advised the Board and General Assembly on governance and performance oversight, and led partnership and funding efforts to support organizational initiatives.

Established an Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) from inception, introducing enterprise governance, portfolio management standards, and delivery methodologies. Led strategy execution, portfolio oversight, governance compliance, and executive reporting to senior leadership.

Spearheaded delivery of an energy, water, and infrastructure project portfolio valued at approximately SAR 350 million. Implemented project governance, reporting, performance controls, and risk and contract management to support end-to-end delivery across scope, schedule, budget, quality, procurement, and HSE compliance.

Managed a turnkey infrastructure project portfolio valued at approximately SAR 120 million supporting commercial, industrial, and large-scale developments. Led full lifecycle delivery across scope, schedule, budget, quality, contractual obligations, and ensured adherence to customer, regulatory, and HSE requirements.

Managed a portfolio of turnkey infrastructure projects valued at approximately SAR 120 million across commercial, industrial, and large-scale developments. Led full project lifecycle delivery while improving governance, transparency, performance monitoring, and adherence to customer, regulatory, and HSE requirements.

Contributed to delivery of mixed-use and infrastructure developments by supporting engineering quality assurance and multidisciplinary coordination. Supported PMO activities, project planning and progress monitoring, and produced engineering documentation and compliance records for governance and quality initiatives.

Supported site execution and operations to align with approved schedules, budgets, and quality standards. Coordinated contractors and site activities, assisted with progress monitoring, issue resolution, change management, and contributed to governance, documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication.

Completed training with Misk Startup School in entrepreneurship (11/2023).

Completed a program on Designing Organizational Structure at Harvard Business School (03/2023).

Completed the PMP credential with PMI dated 06/2022.

Completed Misk Entrepreneurship training at Misk Startup School in 2023.

Completed the Designing Organizational Structure program/course at Harvard Business School in 2023.

Completed a program on Pricing Strategy at Harvard Business School (08/2022).

Completed Primavera P6 training with Oracle Instanties (03/2019).

Completed the Pricing Strategy program/course at Harvard Business School in 2022.

Completed OSHA certification/training via the National Association of Safety Professionals in 2019.

Completed OSHA training via the National Association of Safety Professionals (06/2019).

Completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training (04/2018).

Earned a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Morgan State University between 2013 and 2017.

Earned a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt in 2018.

Completed training/certification in Primavera P6 in 2019.