Yousef Al-Barkawie

Partner, Consulting at Deloitte Middle East

United Arab Emirates

About

Yousef is a Partner and Board Member of Deloitte Middle East. He is a recognized technology leader at the intersection of AI, data, and large-scale transformation. He leads Deloitte’s Growth Platforms & Technology relations, including the Sales function across the Middle East, helping our clients modernize and get more value from their technology investments, and turn emerging innovations into real, measurable outcomes. A driving force behind Deloitte’s AI and generative AI agenda in the region, Yousef shapes the firm’s market propositions across all businesses and helps clients move from experimentation to enterprise-scale adoption. He also steers strategic high-impact technology alliances—building trusted partner ecosystems that expand joint capabilities and accelerate delivery. Yousef has built & led Deloitte’s AI & Data Practice in the Middle East and played a pivotal role in establishing the Deloitte AI Institute in the region, working with leading public and private sector organizations to advance ambitious AI programs and responsible Agentic and GenAI deployment. With + 25 years of experience in technology and innovation across multiple industries, Yousef helps clients build a shared vision for how technology can transform their organizations. He collaborates closely with CEOs, CIOs and CDOs and key decision makers across the Middle East to deliver digitization agendas, enhance customer and citizen experiences through AI, technology, and data, and future-proof enterprise strategies and operating models.

Experience

  • Board Member at Deloitte Middle East
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Partner at Deloitte
    Dec 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • AW Rostamani Shift Technologies (Dubai, UAE)
    • Chief Executive Officer
      May 2016 - Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Chief Operating Officer
      Oct 2014 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Director, Advisory Services at PwC
    Aug 2013 - Oct 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Director, Management Consulting - IT Advisory at KPMG
    2005 - Jul 2013 · 8 yrs 7 mos