Dr Dheeraj Bhardwaj

Dheeraj Bhardwaj is a strategy, innovation, digital, and business transformation specialist with extensive leadership experience as a CEO and trusted advisor to boards, governments, and infrastructure operators globally. As Group CEO of City Group Co., he led the transformation of passenger transport and on-demand mobility ecosystems across the Middle East, driving large-scale digitalisation and sustainability programmes. He previously served as CEO and Co-founder of Arnab Mobility and held senior leadership roles at PwC and Laing O’Rourke. He also co-founded door2door/Citylink Shuttle, a demand-responsive ride-pooling software platform and service operating in partnership with regulators including the Transport General Authority, KSA, Kuwait and RTA Dubai. A recognised authority in automated fare collection, account-based ticketing, and transit payments, Dheeraj has led ticketing and AFC strategies for major authorities and delivered the region’s first ABT-based implementation. He has