Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan? The OpenAI employee the FBI arrested is also a Saudi investor

Abdulrahman Alfozan has a glowing LinkedIn profile, more of a natural fit for a future CEO than someone arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as he was on Oct.

9.

It lists nine awards, five volunteer experiences, an enthusiastic recommendation from a coworker, a healthcare-related patent, degrees from two top-tier U.S. universities, and positions at well-known companies such as SAP , Microsoft , Meta , and, of course, OpenAI.

The federal complaint charging him with secretly placing a recording device in an executive conference room does not allege a motive.

But since his arrest, the internet has done what it does best: dug up details about his past.

Venture partner at a Saudi-based firm Alfozan is a Saudi national who has been a legal permanent resident of the U.S. since Sept.

2020, according to court documents.

He has a 15-year professional and educational history in the states, beginning with his enrollment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2011.

While most of his work history since then has been U.S.-focused, in 2025 he became one of 20 venture partners at the Saudi Arabia-based RAED Ventures, of which, he is still pictured on their website.

RAED has not responded to Fortune’s requests for comment on whether he is still associated with the firm.

Abdulrahman Alfozan was still listed on RAED’s website after news of his arrest surfaced.

RAED Also pictured on this screenshot of RAED’s site is Prince Khalid bin Bader Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, also is a partner at RAED as of Feb.

6, 2025.

He founded the AI company Echelon in 2025, and it emerged from stealth on Oct.