Sean T. Ryan Named Special Agent in Charge of the Criminal/Cyber Division at the Washington Field Office

Director Christopher Wray has named Sean T. Ryan as the special agent in charge of the Criminal/Cyber Division at the Washington Field Office. Mr. Ryan most recently served as the section chief of the Counterterrorism Division’s HUMINT (human intelligence) Section.

Mr. Ryan entered on duty as a special agent for the FBI in February 2004 and was first assigned to investigate counterterrorism and counterintelligence matters at the Washington Field Office (WFO). Mr. Ryan then transitioned to a public corruption squad and later became a member of the Evidence Response Team.

Mr. Ryan deployed to Karachi, Pakistan, in March 2006 to support the bombing investigation at the United States consulate. In March 2008, Mr. Ryan deployed to Islamabad, Pakistan, to support another bombing investigation.
 
In 2010, Mr. Ryan was promoted to supervisory special agent (SSA) and served as a program manager in the Counterterrorism Division.

Mr. Ryan moved to the Fort Worth Resident Agency in Texas as the white-collar crime SSA. In 2013, Mr. Ryan was asked to lead the Dallas Field Office’s Cyber Task Force.

In 2016, Mr. Ryan was promoted as a unit chief in the Counterterrorism Division. Mr. Ryan was selected as the chief of staff for the assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division in 2018. Mr. Ryan has also instructed at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Budapest, Hungary, on multiple occasions.

In January 2019, Mr. Ryan was named assistant special agent in charge of the Jacksonville Field Office’s National Security Branch. In December 2019, Mr. Ryan was the deputy on-scene commander during the response to the Naval Air Station–Pensacola terrorist attack. In 2022, Mr. Ryan assumed the role of ASAC of Jacksonville’s Criminal and Administrative Branch.

Mr. Ryan held various positions in the financial services industry from 1996 to 2004. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of South Florida in 2002.