Hadley Gamble

Chief International Anchor, IMI

Hadley Gamble is IMI’s Chief International Anchor, delivering original content and exclusive interviews across The National, Sky News Arabia, CNN Business Arabic, and Al-Ain News. Over more than two decades, her interviews with world leaders have made international headlines; her tough questions have moved markets and even precipitated the takeover of major financial institutions. She has reported on defining moments for the Middle East and beyond, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Arab uprising, and the Beirut explosion.

Hadley was the last Western journalist to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin and the first international reporter to speak with a Ukrainian government minister just hours after Russian troops crossed the border. She has covered the conflict from Brussels to Kyiv to Moscow, including a high-profile confrontation with Russia’s foreign minister over the bombing of Ukrainian maternity wards and hospitals.

Hadley is also a columnist for Semafor and a regular contributor to LBC Radio, GB News, Times Radio, and the Daily Mail. Her interview with Credit Suisse Chairman Axel Lehmann in 2023 moved markets and precipitated the bank’s sale to UBS. She has spent more than a decade covering energy, reporting live from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and the UAE, and interviewing OPEC’s Secretary General.

She has also reported from the World Economic Forum in Davos for over a decade, moderating panels and fireside conversations with some of the most powerful people in politics and business. A regular speaker at the Munich Security Conference, she has interviewed Bill Gates, EU President Ursula von der Leyen, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In 2022, she opened the NATO Summit in Madrid, interviewing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the alliance’s response to Russia and Europe’s looming energy crisis.

Her recent feature guests include His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman.

Hadley is a passionate advocate for women’s advancement. She moderated Saudi Arabia’s first-ever women’s business forum and reported live as the Kingdom lifted its decades-old driving ban for women. Her coverage of Saudi Arabia’s cultural transformation, from the launch of Vision 2030 to today, remains one of the highlights of her career.

She was the first international journalist to report live from Saudi Aramco after the September 14 terror attacks that knocked millions of barrels per day offline, and the first to interview a Saudi official following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

An experienced journalist, Hadley has worked for CNBC, ABC News, and Fox News in Washington, DC, producing programs and covering major U.S. political events including the 2008 Presidential debates, election night, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama.