Rabea Ataya

Rabea Ataya is the founding CEO of Bayt.com, the Middle East’s leading career site. A graduate of Stanford University, Rabea is focused on providing employment opportunities for MENA youth by aiding in developing both the Internet and SME sectors in the region. Rabea founded InfoFort, a leading records-management company and also co-founded Gonabit.com, the region's first group purchasing site. Bayt.com was started in 2000 with the mission of empowering people with the tools and information they need to build their lifestyle of choice. Today, Bayt.com is the leading jobsite and careers portal in the Middle East, and one of the most highly-trafficked websites in the world. More than 17.5 million people use Bayt.com, with over 40,000 employers advertising thousands of jobs on a daily basis.