Jerry Inzerillo is regarded as one of the world’s great hospitality visionaries. As Group Chief Executive Officer of DGDA, he is responsible for all the work undertaken by the Authority and it’s management.

Prior to joining DGDA, Jerry was the CEO of Forbes Travel Guide, where successfully expanded the company’s footprint to over 100 countries. He was also one of the key figures behind organizations such as One&Only Resorts, Ian Schrager Hotels, Four Seasons and Hilton Hotels, and served as President of Kerzner Entertainment Group overseeing tourist destinations and properties in South Africa, the Bahamas, Dubai, Morocco, Mauritius, Mexico, and the Maldives, as well as CEO of IMG Artists.

In 2021, Jerry was awarded one of the tourism and hospitality industry’s greatest accolades - Corporate Hotelier of the World - by HOTELS magazine.

Bader is the Chief of Staff at DGDA. He joined in April 2018 and is amongst the founding members of the Authority, working closely with the Group CEO to ensure DGDA's strategy and mandate delivery by ensuring alignment amongst DGDA's executive team and overseeing protocol and international relations activities.

Bader has more than 11 years of professional experience, covering Human Resources, Administration and Government Relations, working with leading companies in the Kingdom, and is highly experienced in dealing with and managing key senior stakeholders.

Bader holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Thompson Rivers University in Canada and a Diploma of Higher Education from Riyadh College of Technology.

Talal has over 16 years’ experience in strategy and business development and currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer for DGDA ensuring the Authority’s strategic objectives are delivered according to plans and timelines.

Prior to joining DGDA, Talal was the Assistant Deputy Minister for Shared Services at the Ministry of Economy and Planning. He was also the VP of Projects & Development at Waad Holding Company in Jeddah.

Talal earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Ahmed, Chief Financial Officer, has more than a decade of financial management experience. He is responsible for strategic planning and overseeing the finance function for the entire Authority, including developing and managing the Authority’s financial planning and budgets, ensuring fiscal governance, driving statutory financial compliance, introducing spending efficiencies, supporting business growth, and ensuring that adequate internal controls are in place.

Ahmed started his career in banking and investment at Saudi Hollandi Capital and SAMBA Financial Group. Ahmed was also a founding member of a multi-billion PPP transaction. His role was essential in successfully planning, executing, implementing, delivering, and monitoring the project with his team.

Ahmed graduated from Prince Sultan University, where he won the 2010 KPMG competitive award for the best feasibility study.

Abdullah currently serves as Group Advisor to the CEO, wherein he is responsible for managing stakeholder relationships at a senior level both domestically and internationally. He originally joined DGDA in October 2018 as Chief of Shared Services, and is amongst the founding members of the Authority, where he worked closely with the Group CEO to build out the organization’s C-Suite capabilities and execute many of the Authority’s inaugural events, such as the first Formula-E race to be held in Diriyah and the Kingdom.
 
Prior to joining DGDA, Abdullah was VP of Shared Services & Business Development for Saudi Railway company and the Chief Information Officer for NAS holding company (Flynas). He has over 25 years of experience and is an expert in strategic and business planning, Human Resources, and Information Technology.

Osama has been the CAO of DGDA since April 2020. He has 23 years’ experience in internal auditing and finance gained by helping to establish the Internal Audit Divisions across five of the Kingdom’s top banks, listed companies and Giga-projects under the umbrella of Saudi Vision 2030.
 
Prior to joining DGDA, he served as the Assistant General Manager of the Saudi Chemical Group with its 5 subsidiaries as well as its Group CAO and the General Secretary of the Board Audit Committee. He was also the CAO and the General Secretary of the Board Audit Committee in two of the Kingdom’s top insurance companies: Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance Co. (SAICO), and the Arabia Insurance Cooperative Co.
 
He has 14 years of banking industry as Kingdom-wide Retail Banking Audit Manager at Bank Albilad, and Senior Audit team leader of Arab National Bank (ANB) and Riyad Bank.
 
Osama holds a Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration from King Abdul Aziz University and graduated from a Banking and Business Program at a leading Business School in the UK. Moreover, Osama has obtained 40 Internal Audit certificates from Global Internal Audit institutes such as the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) in the US, MIS London, IIR Dubai, Moody’s Corporation, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

As Chief Heritage Protection Officer, Adam uses his expertise to ensure that there is an integrated approach to the management of the cultural heritage in Diriyah.

Before joining DGDA, Adam was the Director of Edinburgh World Heritage in Scotland where he managed the restoration and repairs of buildings, interpreting the world heritage site and building capacity. He is renowned for ensuring that community engagement is a core element of heritage plans.

Adam earned a Master of Science in Historic Conservation from Oxford Brookes University and a Master of Arts in Medieval History and Russian Language from the University of St. Andrews.

Ahmad leads DGDA’s Urban Planning and Municipal Affairs (UMA) division mandated to serve as the Regulator of the complete Supervisory Area, as well as facilitating Licensing and Permits within the Diriyah Project.
 
UMA’s role is to support timely delivery of Diriyah’s projects through offering independent and efficient design review and permitting cycles, and extends to establishing required codes and planning approvals to elevate real estate developments and integrate the urban fabric within the entire Supervisory Area.
 
Ahmad previously worked with Saudi Aramco, within the core leadership team of King Abdullah Financial District, as Director General of Real Estate and Municipal Affairs in the Economic Cities & Special Zones Authority, delivering the King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh and Knowledge Economic City in Madinah.
 
Ahmad has a master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, in addition to several leadership and executive training and development programs.

Abdullah joined DGDA in 2021 as Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO). Abdullah is a seasoned management leader with extensive experience working for large corporations across a variety of sectors such as Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Telecommunication, and Higher Education. His expertise is in Human Capital management and Corporate Strategy.
 
Abdullah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals and earned his MBA in Strategic Human Resource Management from University of Technology (Sydney). He is currently undertaking his Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) at one of the UK’s leading universities, and has attended several executive and leadership programs at Harvard University, Oxford (Said Business School) and IMD Business School.

Reem Mohammed AlSuwaiyel is the Chief of the Board of Directors General Secretariat Office for Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA). An experienced strategic advisor and program director, AlSuwaiyel has worked in various senior roles within DGDA since initially joining the company in August 2020, utilizing her project management repertoire to help lead DGDA’s on-going development projects. Appointed to her current title in September 2022, AlSuwaiyel is chiefly responsible for overseeing administrational procedures within DGDA, helping to guide efficient and effective allocation of the Authority’s resources.

Prior to joining DGDA, AlSuwaiyel served as the Director of the Project Management Office for Qiddiya, helping to ensure project management standards were maintained throughout the Riyadh-based megaproject. AlSuwaiyel also previously worked as an advisor for the Saudi Emirates Council and Committee, an extension of the Ministry of Economy and Planning, leading the council’s strategy, logistics, and PMO procedures.

Earlier in her career, AlSuwaiyel also worked as the Program Management Director for Taqnia Services and the Senior Project Manager for the Badir Program, a Saudi technology incubator program. 
AlSuwaiyel holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Al-Imam University in Riyadh and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree in International Management from Al-Yamamah University. 

AlSuwaiyel has also completed a Postgraduate program in Entrepreneurship from Washington State University, and is an International Certified Corporate Governance Officer accredited by the London Governance & Compliance Academy.