Chirag Desai is the founder & leads content for Amaeya Media, the UAE’s first independent podcast company, which has grown into one of the largest podcast networks in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region.
As a long-term believer in the power of audio, Chirag turned his single passion show into an award-winning podcast company. Since 2017, Amaeya Media has launched more than 25 shows, both owned and branded podcasts, and has published 800 episodes and more than 19,000 minutes of content.
Chirag has also served as an elected member of the Board of Governors at The Podcast Academy, has authored State of the Podcast Industry reports, and was a founding member of the first-ever regional industry event, The Middle East Podcast Forum.
Before venturing into the world of podcasts, Chirag helped businesses manage and audit their technology needs for over a decade, and was a ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).