Prof. Jeevan D’Mello
An architect by profession, Prof. Jeevan worked for Emaar Properties since 2002 and set up the region’s biggest community management company for Emaar Properties, managing some 170 towers and 14,000 homes and the tallest tower in the world, Burj Khalifa. Later he also set up Nakheel Community Management that manages the Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah Gardens and many of Nakheel’s large master communities. He has been a consultant for Dubai Holdings, Sobha Realty, King Abdullah Financial District (Riyadh) and many other large developers in the UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia and has worked on several iconic master communities in the region.
An author of four books, and a US-accredited, Dubai and Bahrain RERA-authorized lecturer, he received a doctorate in Educational Management and Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) at Azteca University, Mexico and serves as their visiting Professor of Real Estate. He has been appointed as Professor of Practice for Woxsen University, India. In 2014 he won the prestigious ‘President’s Award’ in the USA and has received a multitude of awards and accolades from across the world.
Prof. Jeevan is also the President of Global Leaders Today magazine and a board member of the US-based 50-year-old Community Associations Institute, where he serves as the first International President for 2024. He was also a Board Member of the Rotary Club of Dubai.
