Mr. Trabulsi received a J.D. from The University of Texas Law School, graduating with honors. Mr. Trabulsi was a Chancellor and Articles Editor of the Texas Law Review. He clerked for Judge Homer Thornberry on The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and was briefly an attorney at Vinson Elkins in Houston.

Mr. Trabulsi has been active in a variety of businesses, including retail, real estate, banking, ranching, and financial investments.

Mr. Trabulsi has served on several community boards, including The George Foundation, Covenant House, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.