Dr. Hamad Odhabi is the Vice Chancellor for Financial and Administrative Affairs at Abu Dhabi University, with over two decades of experience in academic and research leadership in higher education and technology. Previously, he served nearly 20 years at the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in the UAE as Executive Dean of Computer Science and Applied Communications. There, he built a collaborative team across 17 colleges, increased student enrollment, and secured international accreditation for two programs. Dr. Odhabi holds an MSc and a PhD from Brunel University, UK, with research interests in educational technology, education and training, and web-based education.