Abdulrahman Alarifi

Abdulrahman Alarifi is a seasoned IT professional with over 12 years of experience in designing and executing IT-related projects, boasting an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School and a PhD & Master degrees in Computer Science from Syracuse University.

His educational background includes studies in Quality Assurance Certification at Reid Kerr College in Scotland, an alternative to the executive MBA through the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School, and certifications in SEI Software Architecture and CMMI for Development from Carnegie Mellon University.

Abdulrahman Alarifi has held various prominent positions including Executive Director of Systems Engineering at TAHAKOM, Professor at KACST, Director of the National Center for Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, and Director of Defense Information System Program at KACST.

He has also served as an Associate Professor, Principal Investigator, and Director of multiple programs at prestigious institutions like KACST and King Saud University. Furthermore, his experience includes roles at Microsoft as a Summer Intern, and as a Teaching Assistant and Researcher at Syracuse University and other educational institutions.