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Deborah Lehr

Straight Talk with Hank Paulson

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak on Global Investing, the United Arab Emirates, and Climate Change

Paulson Institute Nature’s Ledger explores how business and conservation can work together for a sustainable and prosperous future. Host Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of the Paulson Institute, speaks with inspiring guests to spotlight people, projects, and solutions that prove nature is an asset we can’t afford to lose. Grounded in the belief that valuing nature is key to resilient economies, the podcast shares bold ideas and real-world actions to regenerate the planet.

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Managing Director and Group CEO of Mubadala, joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss how UAE has developed over its first 50 years and where the country is headed in the next 50, investing in the future of the UAE through Mubadala, how UAE is working to meet the climate change threat, the strength of the US-UAE relationship and how UAE is approaching its relationship with China, and what he’s learned while leading Manchester City Football Club.

Host

Henry M. Paulson Jr.

Henry M. Paulson Jr.

Founder and Chairman | Paulson Institute

Henry M. Paulson, Jr., is a business leader, conservationist, statesman, and author who is the founder and chairman of the Paulson Institute and executive chairman of TPG Rise Climate. He served as the 74th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009, where he led the response to the...
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Episode Guest

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak

Managing Director and Group CEO | Mubadala Investment Company

Khaldoon Al Mubarak is one of the Middle East’s most prominent and globally-engaged business leaders. He is also an influential UAE government policymaker, and an accomplished international envoy. He is the Managing Director and Group CEO of Mubadala, the $330 billion Abu Dhabi based sovereign investment firm. He has led...
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