Dirk Richter, MD, PhD is working as an  advisor with Presidential Court, Office for Development Affairs and associate professor of surgery.

Throughout his career in Abu Dhabi as a Director Health Sector Innovation with Abu Dhabi DoH throughout the last decade Dr. Richter has been supporting entrepreneurs, SME as well as corporate life sciences companies from all over the world to develop and commercialize innovative solutions in Abu Dhabi and the region.
Before coming to Abu Dhabi, Dirk Richter worked in the top management of different healthcare providers, with A.T. Kearney Management Consultants and in the beginning of his career as a trauma surgeon and researcher

Dirk Richter is a board-certified surgeon as well as a health economist and co-founder of the German think tank ConceptHealth.