Jonathan Evans

Jonathan Evans is General Counsel for Masdar, where he has oversight of the Legal team, who provide the company’s legal guidance, governance and compliance requirements.
Mr. Evans was General Counsel and Company Secretary of Emirates Global Aluminium from 2014 – 2020, leading both the Company's Legal and Compliance teams.
Prior to that, Mr. Evans was part of Mubadala's Legal and Compliance Department and was seconded to Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, from 2008 to 2013, where he served as General Counsel.
Before joining Mubadala, Mr. Evans specialized in energy and infrastructure projects and the legal and regulatory reform of energy markets at Norton Rose where he worked between 1997 and 2007.
Mr. Evans studied Law at the Polytechnic of Wales, was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn in 1990, and practiced as a barrister in chambers from 1990 to 1996.
He holds a Master's degree in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University and a Master's degree in Law from King's College London.