Pagano assumed his current position at RSG in 2018. He is also managing director of both PIF companies: King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) and AlUla Development Company. RSG is projected to contribute up to $8.8 billion annually by 2030 and create 170,000 jobs by 2035. RSG's first destination, The Red Sea, welcomed its first guests in 2023 and opened the first of 11 resorts on Shura Island in October 2025. By July 2026, RSG opened its second destination AMAALA, with six more resorts to open at AMAALA, bringing the total of operational resorts to 15, plus a refurbished Al Wajh International Airport and ADRENA district.