Primary Job Title Founder & CEO Primary Organization AREA 17
Location Paris, Ile-de-France, France Regions European Union (EU), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
Website area17.com LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Founder of AREA 17, an interactive agency in New York City and Paris, France.
George is Lebanese blood-wise, but his parents hail from Jordan. He was born in Detroit but grew up in Chicago with a year in Kentucky somewhere in between. He spent some good years in Peoria before he moved to Brooklyn some 15 odd years ago. Seven years back he moved
to Paris where he now lives with his wife and child.
A graduate of Bradley University with degrees in art and theatre, George began his career writing and directing for the stage. A transition into filmmaking spawned the 1999 creation of Wildfist Motion Pictures, where he produced feature-length films such as the award-winning ‘Area K – A Political Fishing Documentary’ set in the Gaza Strip.
George started working on the web in the early 90’s and has a unique idea or two in regards to the Internet. In 2003, after years of working as a Creative Director for interactive agencies such as Agency.com, George founded AREA 17.
In 2008, he started an incubator within his company, launching web and mobile products such as Slash-Paris.com and Krrb.com.
