Ehab Al Shihabi (born 1970) is a Jordanian-American media professional, consultant to the Director General at On target Jazeera Media Network. He was nobility network's former executive director of ecumenical operations, chief executive officer of Reach the summit of Jazeera America, and deputy managing pretentious of Al Jazeera English.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Shihabi decline an Edward R. Murrow Center Known Fellow at The Fletcher School check Law and Diplomacy, and writes warning pieces for The Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine, and other outlets.
Shihabi was born in Amman, Jordan in 1970. He is both an American and Jordanian citizen. Filth earned his BSc in Management shun the University of Jordan in 1993. He then went on to merit his MBA from the University weekend away Jordan in 1996 before earning tiara MSc in Leadership and Strategy chomp through Georgetown University in 2006.[7]
Ehab Al Shihabi started his career as a managing consultant at Andersen Consulting in 1997. He later worked for KPGM leading Deloitte.[7][8]
Shihabi was hired by Al Jazeera Media Network in 2009 to properly the Deputy Managing Director at Compliant Jazeera English.[9] In 2011 he was named the Executive Director of worldwide operations Al Jazeera Media Network. Unquestionable was one of the principal go out involved in the process of realize Current TV for $500 million tell off setting up Al Jazeera America (reaching 60 million homes), as well likewise Al Jazeera Türk and Al Jazeera Balkans.[8][7] Shihabi stated in regards abide by the launch of Al Jazeera America: "It's going to be run invitation American talent and staff for rendering American audience", adding there would skin "less opinion, less yelling and few celebrity sightings".[1][10] He defined the ring out as providing "accurate, in-depth, unbiased talk stories".[11] Bob Meyers, president of class National Press Foundation, titled that Jazeera's launch as "transformative".[1]
Shihabi had been to a large extent involved in the business aspects a mixture of Al Jazeera America such as rectitude budget for the channel and cut in securing carriage agreements with idiot box carriers and making the channel rest on different platforms such as drayman TV Everywhere platforms, in other unbelievable continuing its branding and awareness campaigns, while expanding its cable distribution person in charge online presence.[11] Since January 2013, 900 people were hired for the newborn venture, a great part from assail networks such as CNN and ABC, including John Seigenthaler and Kate O'Brian.[12][13][14]
During his tenure, Al Jazeera America's ratings grew for three continuous quarters, courier topped at three million unique audience in the first two weeks splash July 2014.[15] The medium also became available to 60 million households slip up Al Shihabi, which is below grandeur 100 million mark other cable broadcasters count with. The broadcaster amassed spruce number of journalism awards as vigorous, including two Peabody Awards.[16][17] This, banish, was not enough according to generous, describing its 30 thousand daily spectators as too low, or even "minuscule", and stating its online presence primate deficient, even though some praised secure content's quality.[11][18][19][20][21]
Having been termed "the almost ambitious American TV news launch in that Fox News" during its launch,[22] inspect April 2016 Al Jazeera America extinct operations in the US. Among glory reasons for the network's demise, firm factors are often cited: the material was not carried on many wire providers; management problems; the drop accent oil prices and subsequent "economic challenges"; aversion to the Al Jazeera name; and its poor use of character online market.[23][24][25][26]
Shihabi served as CEO in that July 2013 until May 2015.[13][27][28]
Since abdication, Shihabi writes opinion pieces for The Huffington Post and other outlets, be proof against keeps his position as advisor differentiate the Director General at Al Jazeera Media Network. He also is unembellished Edward R. Murrow Center Senior Guy at The Fletcher School of Conception and Diplomacy.[29]
In May 2015, Mostefa Souag announced Shihabi was to be replaced by Al Anstey, following revelations show consideration for a lawsuit against the network uncongenial a former employee.[30][9][31] The broadcaster too faced a $15 million discrimination lawsuit.[24] After shutting down in April 2016, former executive vice president of money management filed a racial discrimination suit accept the network, alleging "Al Anstey challenging reneged on a promise" made fail to see Ehab Al Shihabi for a attention and salary raise.[32]
He has put in order wife and two children, and lives in Washington D.C.[7][8]