As CEO of Core42 and Acting Group Chief Global Affairs Officer at G42, Talal Al Kaissi sits at the intersection of AI infrastructure, sovereign cloud and global government engagement. At Core42, he previously structured landmark partnerships including the strategic collaboration with Microsoft, aligning commercial scale with sovereign requirements and positioning G42 and Core42 as credible global partners in AI infrastructure.
Earlier as CEO of G42 Cloud, he established the platform as the UAE’s National Sovereign Cloud provider, enabling digital transformation across government and regulated sectors and laying the foundation for sovereign cloud and AI services now scaled globally. His broader career spans the UAE Space Agency, nine years at the UAE Embassy in Washington DC as Senior Advisor for Commercial Affairs, and a central role in negotiations with NASA supporting the Emirates Mars Mission.
