The Board of Trustees of Masdar Institute holds a public trust: to see that the Institute adheres to the purposes for which it was established and that its integrity and financial resources are preserved.

The board and its committees are responsible for reviewing and providing guidance on strategic direction, approving annual budgets, exercising fiduciary responsibility, approving new degree programs, approving degrees, appointing the President and being available to advise senior leadership on issues of importance to the Institute.

The members of the board include distinguished leaders in government, academia and industry. The Patron of the Institute is His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

It is also understood that trustees are expected to represent the interests of Masdar Institute to outside constituencies as appropriate and help to provide financial support for the Institute.

The board is chaired by: HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates		HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Higher Education
	HH Sheikh Diab bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Water Electricity Authority		HE Mohammed Ahmed Al Bawardi, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council
HE Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Chairman of Masdar		HE Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, CEO of Mubadala Development Company
	HE Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi, Deputy CEO and Director, Exploration and Production of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company		HE Dr. Adnan Badran, President of Petra University; former Prime Minister and Education Minister of Jordan and Deputy Director General of UNESCO
Dr. Rafael Reif, Provost of Massachusetts Institute of Technology		Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh, President of Masdar Institute
	HE Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar