Founder

Diya lives on...
In late 2021, the world lost a titan of business and technology, a father, a friend, a mentor—Diya Obeid. The founder, CEO, and President of JobDiva, Diya crisscrossed the globe creating opportunities, sharing wisdom and advice, and always listening with a kind ear and an open heart.
Below, we discuss who Diya was and how we aim to keep the flame of his memory lit.

Remembering Diya

Diya embodied the American dream, not only in his life’s story but in his perspective. For Diya, each day held unlimited possibilities. Days were not full of tasks to be accomplished, but opportunities to be realized.

For those of us lucky enough to have known Diya, we remember his friendly, sly smile lighting up rainy mornings in his beloved home of New York. We remember his inspiring discussions of the paradoxes of innovation in business seminars in locations as distant as California, London, and Lebanon.

We remember his adventurous intellect, which processed the world like no one else’s; his giving nature, which culminated in holiday celebrations and annual company conferences; his commitment to truth, transparency, and optimism. He infused these values into his labor of love and imagination, JobDiva.

JobDiva Sails Onward

Like Apple’s Steve Jobs and Oracle’s Larry Ellison before him, Diya did not merely tweak his field, but created new possibilities within it, new frontiers and experiences, and new and more fluid sources of growth. This is part of what made him such an icon in the recruitment and technology industries, his passion for continuous evolution.

With JobDiva, Diya assembled a diverse team of highly credentialed experts, technical geniuses, and industry veterans to help execute his vision. This same team will now carry it forward. From whip-smart engineers to leaders who understand recruitment from the inside out, the JobDiva family is hard at work on the next wave of automation, innovation, and sheer technological power even as you read this.

Keeping Diya’s Memory Alive

You could hardly speak to Diya for a handful of minutes without noting his optimism, his infectious belief in the promise of the future.

If your spirits were low, by the end of a conversation with Diya, you would be excited to face the unknown adventure of the next day; he would have passed his hope for tomorrow onto you. This was part of his generosity.

In this sense, we keep Diya’s memory alive not just by looking toward the past and our memories of him, but by looking toward the future. So long as we continue evolving, Diya will be with us. And at JobDiva, that is precisely what we are doing.

In our spirit of relentless innovation, Diya lives on.

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In Memoriam

It is our hope that these contributions will provide a sense of consolation to the JobDiva family, who, even if we cannot be together physically yet, can gather in this space. For those who did not know Diya, we hope that these remembrances provide some glimpse into his equally bold and caring character, his iconic stature, and his special genius.

To submit your own remembrance, please email diyaliveson@jobdiva.com.

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