National Collaborative Leadership Program (NCLP)
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Mr. Abdullah Mohammed Musalam Abri

CEO, Progress Makers LLC

About Me
Board Chairperson · Strategic Advisor · Founder & CEO, Progress Makers Doctoral Candidate, Behavioral Economics | PPP, Privatization, ICV, and Decision Performance 28 years operating where national policy meets execution — across government, boards, and the private sector in Oman. Today, I serve in four overlapping capacities: ▸ Board governance — Chairperson, Oman Technology Fund · Chairperson, Oman Aviation Academy · Board Member, Raysut Cement Group. ▸ Strategic advisory — Strategic Advisor, PAXON Group. ▸ Founder & CEO, Progress Makers (since 2015) — leadership development, executive coaching, and strategic consultancy for ministries, boards, and Oman Vision 2040 priorities. ▸ Public sector legacy — Director General of the Partnership and Privatization Unit (PPP & Offset), Ministry of Finance, 2022–2025; previously DG for Contracts & Projects at the Public Authority for Privatization and Partnership. What I bring to the table that isn't on most CVs: A doctoral research practice in behavioral economics — currently in the final dissertation stage — translated into operating discipline. I work the gap between what governance documents say and what people in rooms actually decide and execute under pressure. Selected milestones: Royal Decree-level transition of PAPP into Ministry of Finance (2020) · oversight of 39+ PPP/offset project portfolio · 5th Cohort, National CEO Program (NCLP) 2019–2022 · HBDI-certified executive coach. Open to: board mandates, advisory engagements, executive workshops, and selective speaking on PPP, ICV, governance, and decision performance.

Qualifications
  • MBA