Ryan K. J. Dickey

Ryan K. J. Dickey serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University Law School, teaching Computer Crime Law (course 6369), while concurrently holding the position of Director and Assistant General Counsel for Cyber at Capital One. His dual expertise bridges academia and industry in high-stakes cyber legal domains.

Education:

• BS, University of Virginia
• JD, Boston University

Specializing in cyber law and computer crime, Dickey leverages over a decade of federal prosecution experience from the Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and the Eastern District of Virginia’s Cybercrime Unit. His work focuses on real-world applications in intellectual property law, cybersecurity policy, and digital forensics, directly informing his academic instruction on evolving cyber threats and legal countermeasures.

Scientific Awards:

• 2023 Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service
• 2021 Attorney General’s David Margolis Award for Exceptional Service (DOJ’s highest honor)
• 2021 Europol Excellence Award in Innovation
• 2019 Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service
• 2018 Anti-Defamation League’s SHIELD Award
• 2018 Attorney General’s John Marshall Award
• 2018 Int’l Association of Chiefs of Police’s Excellence in Criminal Investigations Award

No student advising details or grant activities are documented in available records. His professional trajectory emphasizes practical cybercrime disruption—evidenced by botnet takedowns and prosecutions of swatting, child exploitation, and malware operations—rather than traditional academic research teams or laboratories.