Gabrielle is a financial regulator focused on delivering new frameworks for innovative financial services. She oversees the Ecosystem Development function within the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market, informing its fintech, digital asset and emerging technology strategy through industry engagement, public-private collaborations, and supervisory pilots. Gabrielle previously managed venture capital firm Plug And Play’s EMEA fintech division, investing in seed-to-series A startups and leading portfolio value creation via commercial bank partnerships. Prior to this she executed on the fintech strategy at Citi and built financial models at Bloomberg. An economist by training, Gabrielle holds an M.Phil. in Technology Policy from the University of Cambridge, where she remains a Research Affiliate to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, contributing to the centre’s reports and publications.