Firas serves as the Chief Business Development officer at Kharabeesh, a Jordan-based Arabic media production company.

Firas Al Otaibi is a mathematician by education and a new media expert by profession. He entered the digital industry in 2001 and became a pioneer in multimedia and design in Jordan as he founded and co-founded several digital companies. In 2008, Firas co-founded Kharabeesh as a result of seven years of experience in new media, and a strong belief in the future of the digital media industry in the Arab World. In 2010, he was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in San Francisco, and was also selected among Jordan’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists. Today, Firas serves as the Chief Business Development officer at Kharabeesh, a Jordan-based Arabic media production company, and he is among the first media professionals in the Arab world to become certified in Audience Growth on YouTube.