Jay Patel is an Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the Chicago Field Office. ASAC Patel has over 20 years of cyber security experience in the private sector and the FBI. ASAC Patel has investigated complex National Security cyber intrusion investigations involving US Government, Nuclear Power Companies, Defense Contractors, and financial institutions. ASAC Patel has significant cross-programmatic experience investigating and leading hybrid Counterintelligence and Cyber investigations. ASAC Patel also has experience leading high profile international counterterrorism investigations involving homegrown violent extremists.

Prior to becoming a Special Agent, ASAC Patel provided a wide range of management consulting services to various business sectors in New York. Some of the services provided were incident response, penetration testing, internal and external audits, and implementation of enterprise-wide IT security and governance framework to identify and mitigate risks.

ASAC Patel holds a Master’s of Science degree in Information Management, with a focus on Cyber Security, from Stevens Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.