Dr. Riyadh is Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Arab Radio & TV Academy. Formerly he held the positions of: CEO of the Saudi Media Measurement Co. (2017-2018), Member of the IBC Council ( 2011 – 2016), Chairman of the Board for the Saudi Media Measurement Co. (2012 – 2016), President of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media (2013 – 2015), Deputy Minister for Information Affairs, MoCI (2011-2013), Assistant Deputy Minister for Engineering, MoCI (2005-2011), President of Arab States Broadcasting Union (2009 – 2010), Chairman of the Technical Committee, WBU (2002 – 2010), Vice-Chairman of Study Group 6 (Broadcast Services) at the ITU. Dr. Riyadh is presently doing consultancy work for media and telecom companies and organizations. Dr. Riyadh holds BS and MS degrees from UC Berkeley, USA in Electrical Engineering, 1980; and a  PhD degree in telecommunications from Liverpool University, UK 1992