Abdulrahman Almarshad: Building Saudi Arabia’s Food-Tech Future Through Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Abdulrahman Almarshad, Co-founder and Vice President of The Chefz (ذا شفز), is a Saudi entrepreneur contributing to the transformation of the Kingdom’s food and lifestyle technology landscape. Since co-founding The Chefz in 2017, he has played an important role in developing the platform and supporting its growth within Saudi Arabia’s rapidly evolving digital economy.

Building The Chefz

Almarshad’s entrepreneurial journey began with the launch of The Chefz, where he has served as Co-founder and VP since January 2017.

The company reflects the growing intersection of technology, convenience, and consumer experiences in Saudi Arabia. Through his leadership, Almarshad has contributed to the development of a technology-driven business model focused on connecting customers with food and lifestyle offerings.

His role combines entrepreneurial decision-making with strategic thinking, business analysis, financial modeling, and organizational development.

“Innovation creates opportunity when technology is designed around the needs of people.”

From Project Management to Entrepreneurship

Before co-founding The Chefz, Almarshad developed valuable experience in project management and business operations.

At Elm Company, he served as a Project Manager within the PMO Office, managing project planning, tracking, performance monitoring, stakeholder coordination, resource allocation, and compliance with organizational policies.

Earlier, at Tatweer Education Holding Company, he worked as a Project Analyst, contributing to project management activities, progress reporting, procurement coordination, documentation, and feasibility initiatives.

His professional experience also includes an engineering underwriting role at MEDGULF, where he worked with applications, proposals, policies, and procedures.

These early roles helped build the analytical, organizational, and project-management skills that would later support his entrepreneurial career.

A Foundation in Business and Financial Analysis

Almarshad combines entrepreneurial experience with a strong business and analytical foundation.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Cape Breton University and a Diploma in Business Administration from Dorset College in Vancouver.

He is also a Certified Financial Modeler (CFM), complementing his expertise in financial modeling, analysis, and business planning.

This combination of business education, financial knowledge, and project-management experience provides a strong foundation for his role in building and scaling a technology-driven enterprise.

Contributing to Saudi Arabia’s Digital Economy

Almarshad’s journey reflects the opportunities emerging within Saudi Arabia’s expanding technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Through The Chefz, he has participated in the development of a digitally enabled consumer business while contributing to the Kingdom’s broader transformation toward innovative, technology-led services.

His progression from project management and business analysis to entrepreneurship demonstrates the importance of combining structured execution, financial insight, technology, and customer-focused innovation.

Arab CEOs Recognition

Arab CEOs recognizes Abdulrahman Almarshad for his entrepreneurial contribution to Saudi Arabia’s digital and food-tech ecosystem and for his role in building The Chefz into a technology-driven consumer platform. His journey highlights how strategic thinking, financial expertise, and innovation can come together to create new opportunities within the Kingdom’s evolving business landscape.