Jarod Koopman was named the Executive Director of Cyber and Forensics for IRS-Criminal Investigation in June 2021. In this capacity, Jarod established a new investigative section within CI and continues to focus priority on cybercrime and digital forensics. His primary function is the oversight and management of all cyber-related activities at a global level. This consists of close interaction with public/private sector, industry, and other law enforcement partners both foreign and domestic.

Jarod began his career in 2001 as a Special Agent in New York before being selected to the Accelerated Senior Leadership Program (ASLP) in 2011. As such, Jarod took multiple roles involving increasing levels of leadership – Supervisor (New York), Senior Analyst (Washington DC), Assistant Special Agent in Charge (Chicago), Special Agent in Charge (Detroit) and Director of Cyber Crimes (Washington DC).

Over the past eight years as the Director over Cyber Crimes, IRS-Criminal Investigation has continued to expand their capabilities and solidified its role as the prominent force in cryptocurrency tracing and dark web activities.

*Notable investigations include Liberty Reserve, Silk Road I and II, Alphabay, Hydra, Binance, Btc-e, Mt Gox, Welcome2Video, OneCoin, Bitclub Network, Bitconnect, Helix, Bitcoin Fog, xDedic, North Korean Hack, Bitqyck, Bitfinex, Zhong, Samourai Wallet and ETH Exploit.