Zein Obagi

Zein E. Obagi is a Syrian-American dermatologist who is the founder and medical director of ZO Skin Health, Inc. based in Beverly Hills, California. He is also the head of the Obagi Skin Health Institute. He is credited with popularizing the idea of "skin health for the mass market" in the 1980s.

Obagi grew up in Aleppo, Syria and graduated from the University of Damascus in 1972 with a degree in medicine. He then moved to the United States to continue his research and training. In 1988, he founded the skincare company, WorldWide Products, Inc. With the institute, he produced a new type of chemical peel (the "Obagi Peel"), The company was renamed Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (OMP) at that time.

Obagi left OMP in 2006 after his role in it had started to diminish In 2007, he created a new luxury skincare company called ZO Skin Health, Inc. In 2014, By 2015, the Obagi Skin Health Institute had expanded to four locations in Southern California. In 2016, ZO Skin Centres were made available for franchising with new locations opening throughout the United States and in Cairo and Dubai.