Dr. Abdul-Jaleel Al-Khalifa
,CEO,Dragon Oil
Dr. Abdul-Jaleel Al-Khalifa serves as chief executive officer of Dragon Oil, a role he has occupied since 2008. As well as being a Stanford University graduate, Al-Khalifa spent 23 years in leadership and technical roles.
Chief amongst these is his 12-year managing experience at Saudi Aramco’s exploration and production departments in Dhahran. Al Khalifa served as president of the International Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) in 2007.
During his time there, he launched the SPE Industry Advisory Council, where he focused on leveraging new technologies and engaging talent to improve corporate and industry performance. He is also a founding member of Industry’s Humanitarian Support Alliance – a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in the US.
