Jon Kastelan
Strategic Investments Leader
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolJon Kastelan is a strategic investments leader with 8+ years of hands-on experience advising governments and multinational organizations on asset management, cross-sector portfolio strategy, and growth initiatives across Abu Dhabi, Greater China, APAC and North America. Currently leading strategic investments for Abu Dhabi’s Department of Finance, he combines a consulting pedigree from McKinsey and PwC with technical fluency in analytics, AI and IoT from a Master's in Urban Informatics and teaching roles at NYU and the University of Melbourne. Jon is known for aligning diverse stakeholder interests to drive pragmatic, data-driven solutions that promote innovation and societal impact, and he has helped translate emerging technology use cases into operational programs for public and private clients. Pursuing an Executive MBA at INSEAD, he blends academic rigor with entrepreneurial and development-sector experience to deliver sustainable, long-term value.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Urban Informatics, Public Policy and Data Science, Master's degree, Urban Informatics, Public Policy and Data Science at New York UniversityExecutive MBA, Organizational Leadership; Finance; Strategy, Marketing; Economics; Management, Executive MBA, Organizational Leadership; Finance; Strategy, Marketing; Economics; Management at INSEADBA, Finance, Mathematics, BA, Finance, Mathematics at University of California, Los AngelesThe University of MelbourneGithub contributions (5)
jkastelan/PUI2017_jlk635
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 140 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
principlesurbanurban-informatics
jkastelan/ADS2017_jlk635
Oct 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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