Professor Abonamah is the President & Provost of the Abu Dhabi School of Management. From August, 2000 to October, 2007, he was a Professor and Director of the Institute for Technological Innovation at Zayed University and the Assistant Dean of the College of Information Systems. In his capacity as the Director of the Institute, Dr. Abdullah worked very closely with technology leaders such as IBM, Cisco, and Microsoft to design and implement technological solutions for various industrial verticals in education, consulting, healthcare, and service. Before coming to the UAE, Dr. Abdullah was a Professor of Computer Science and the Computer Science Division Head at the University of Akron. Dr. Abonamah has a PhD in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois and an Executive Management Graduate Degree from Yale University School of Management. His research and teaching interests include strategy, data analytics, cognitive technologies, and innovation management. With over fifty publications in international journals and conferences and a US patent in reliable systems, Dr. Abdullah remains a strong advocate of strategic management, innovation, digital leadership, and proper technology-business integration.