Ryan Larson
Warrenton,VA
Summary
Diligent Financial Crimes Investigation Manager with background in conducting thorough investigations and gathering critical evidence for cybercrime and traditional illicit finance cases. Successfully managed high-profile cases and investigators, ensuring compliance with legal standards and organizational policies. Demonstrated strong analytical skills and keen attention to detail in complex scenarios.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Investigator, Cybercrime
US Treasury Department, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Washington, DC
07.2024 - Current
- Provided expertise on global illicit money laundering and sanctions evasion schemes, focusing on the impact of emerging technologies such as cryptocurrencies and digital identity manipulation.
- Established regulatory frameworks to combat financial institutions enabling cyber scams and facilitate the prevention of fentanyl sales and ransomware proceeds laundering.
- Advised treasury and federal bank regulators as a subject matter expert on stablecoin regulations under the 2025 Genius Act.
- Served as Interim Office Director of Global Investigations for months at a time, supervising a team of ten senior investigators.
Senior Forensic Cryptocurrency Investigator
Chainalysis Government Solutions
WASHINGTON, DC
11.2022 - 07.2024
- Supervisory forensic investigator consulting on digital asset analysis of ransomware attacks, DPRK state-sponsored crypto heists, and cartel use of crypto for precursors for multiple federal agencies.
- Collaborated with law enforcement agencies to provide expert analysis and insights on cryptocurrency-related cases.
- Analyzed complex financial data using Chainalysis tools to support the identification of illicit activities in digital currencies.
Sanctions Investigator, Cyber and Virtual Assets
US Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Washington, DC
09.2021 - 10.2022
- Sanctions Investigator in Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for novel sanctions designations levied against ransomware actors, darknet markets, and hostile nation state-sponsored cyber-crime posing a threat to national security.
- Lead investigator for novel sanctions designations to include Hydra Darknet Market and co-lead for Garantex.
- Led highly technical investigations using Cryptocurrency tracing tools, Bank Secrecy Act data, all-source classified information, responsive to NSC priorities.
Consultant, Sanctions Investigations
Metis Solutions, LLC
Washington, DC
06.2020 - 03.2021
- Senior illicit finance and sanctions investigations consultant for US Dept of Treasury’s OFAC for drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
- Clients: US Dept of Treasury and US Southern Command
Forensic Targeter, Financial Intelligence
KPMG, Federal Advisory Practice
Mclean, VA
09.2019 - 06.2020
- Financial Intelligence lead to intelligence community customer focused on cryptocurrency and state-sponsored money laundering investigations.
- Clients: Intelligence Community Client, Dept of Defense
All-Source Intelligence Officer
ODNI, National Counterterrorism Center
Mclean, VA
02.2018 - 09.2019
- Authored and edited all-source finished intelligence products on counterterrorism threat finance, cryptocurrency, and economics scarcity.
- Served as NCTC’s first ever intelligence officer detailed to CIA/DNI as a Presidential Support Analyst for the President’s Daily Brief Enterprise.
All-Source Intelligence Analyst
Pherson Associates, LLC
Mclean, VA
06.2015 - 02.2018
- Supervised a team of five junior staffers reporting directly to former National Intelligence Officer Randolph Pherson to conduct all-source analysis on Russian development of the artic and counter-human trafficking cases.
Political Analytics Consultant, Congressional and Presidential Campaigns
Carlyle Gregory Company, LLC
Falls Church, VA
05.2013 - 06.2015
- Served as the lead campaign consultant for multiple Congressional races between 2013-2015 across the country, two 2016 Presidential candidates, and several Attorney General campaigns.
Shenandoah Valley Field Director
Rob Bell for VA Attorney General
Charlottesville, VA
11.2011 - 05.2013
- Regional field director and political analyst for Rob Bell’s Virginia Attorney General campaign. Organized fundraising events and analyzed voting demographics for effective campaign management.
Education
Master of Science - Agriculture Economics And Natural Resources
Virginia Tech (National Capital Region Campus)
Arlington, VA12-2018
Bachelor of Science - National Security Studies & International Finance
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA05-2015
Skills
- Financial Crimes Investigations Management
- All-Source Analysis of Classified and Unclassified Intelligence
- Expert Intelligence Community Briefer vetted at highest policymaker levels
- Forensic Due Diligence and Virtual Currency Analysis using Chainalysis, TRM, and Elliptic forensic software
- In-depth knowledge of virtual currency typologies, offramps to fiat, and stablecoins
- Legal and risk compliance
- Digital forensics
- Countering Cybercrime
- Calm in crisis situations
- Sanctions investigations and analysis using Bank Secrecy Act data, Treasury Datasets, and Publicly Available Information
- Forensic due diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC) expertise for government and banking institutions
- Remittance risk and fraud investigations to prevent funding of terrorism, drug movements, or organized criminal activity
- Sanctions screening expertise
- Strong work ethic
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Senior Investigator, Cybercrime
US Treasury Department, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
07.2024 - Current
Senior Forensic Cryptocurrency Investigator
Chainalysis Government Solutions
11.2022 - 07.2024
Sanctions Investigator, Cyber and Virtual Assets
US Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control
09.2021 - 10.2022
Consultant, Sanctions Investigations
Metis Solutions, LLC
06.2020 - 03.2021
Forensic Targeter, Financial Intelligence
KPMG, Federal Advisory Practice
09.2019 - 06.2020
All-Source Intelligence Officer
ODNI, National Counterterrorism Center
02.2018 - 09.2019
All-Source Intelligence Analyst
Pherson Associates, LLC
06.2015 - 02.2018
Political Analytics Consultant, Congressional and Presidential Campaigns
Carlyle Gregory Company, LLC
05.2013 - 06.2015
Shenandoah Valley Field Director
Rob Bell for VA Attorney General
11.2011 - 05.2013
Master of Science - Agriculture Economics And Natural Resources
Virginia Tech (National Capital Region Campus)
Bachelor of Science - National Security Studies & International Finance
James Madison University