Faris Al Mazrui

Faris Al Mazrui  is a member of the NOVA Chemicals Audit, Risk & Compliance, and Remuneration Committees. He is the Head of Ventures & Growth at Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor. In this role, Faris oversees Mubadala’s investments in growth companies globally as well as early-stage opportunities in the MENA region.

Before assuming his role as Head of Ventures & Growth at Mubadala, Faris was Head of the CIS investment program from 2015 to 2023, where he oversaw Mubadala’s multi-billion-dollar capital deployment in several countries and managed the company’s relationship with various regional stakeholders.

Since joining Mubadala in 2010 as part of the Mergers and Acquisitions unit, Faris has worked on a number of critical transactions across global markets including South America and Europe, and has closed c. $20 billion of transactions in sectors ranging from commodities and petrochemicals, to infrastructure, real estate and technology, to name a few.

Before joining Mubadala, Faris worked with Citigroup in New York and Goldman Sachs in London.

Faris holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics with a concentration in Mathematics from Davidson College, USA, and a Master’s degree in Economics from the London School of Economics & Political Science, UK.

He began his career at Goldman Sachs in London, where he worked as a financial analyst.