johanna salem

Bio Summary

Experienced management consultant with track record in strategy and operating model design and implementation across public sector, energy & utilities in the Middle East.

My #1 passion is environment, sustainability and climate. This started at an early stage at home, and developed during my education at McGill University where I specialized in Environment and Water Resources track within Civil Engineering.

My need to do impact and mission-driven work led me to volunteer for permaculture and preservation projects in Thailand and Cambodia, then work at the UNESCO HQ in Paris where I drove alongside top diplomats attention to the impacts of the climate crisis on front-line communities, especially in small islands.

I joined EY Climate Change and Sustainability Practice in Abu Dhabi with the objective of being an active contributor to the growing interest in sustainability across the region. I believed (and still do) that, if activated correctly, our region has the potential to limit some of the deepest impacts of the climate crisis.

In my 3 years at Oliver Wyman, I was given the opportunity to hone my management consulting skills, develop my business acumen, my people management skills & my toolkit to solve challenges in the utilities & energy space, always at the intersection with sustainability principles.

Separate to all this, I've been exposed to cryptos since 2013 (thanks to Montreal!) and have been actively keeping an eye on development in web3 & blockchain since 2016.

My vision is somewhere at the intersection of policy, climate & web3 technology, and I am just getting started!

Employment History

Manager

Oliver Wyman

March 2019 - March 2022

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Project management: - Led the PMO of a tax implementation program generating $2.5 Bn revenue - Developed project planning and monitoring tools (decision trackers, risk register, etc.) Negotiations: - Led negotiations betwee ...see more

Consultant

EY

November 2016 - February 2019

Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

Strategy & operations - Developed operating models and refined processes for HSE functions of several energy and utilities organizations - Prepared sustainability strategy and implementation plans for clients in the Gulf - ...see more