Karyn Kenny
U.S. Department of Justice
Karyn Kenny serves as the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) Attorney Advisor for Global Counterterrorism Programs. In January 2020, she designed and launched the first U.S. DOJ OPDAT FinTech Sector Partnership Dialogue. From 2015 to 2020, Ms. Kenny served as a Resident Legal Advisor for two U.S. embassies and in 2015, received the U.S. Department of State’s Meritorious Honor Award for creating the Bangladesh Bilateral Banking Sector Dialogue.
Prior to joining OPDAT, Ms. Kenny was an Attorney Advisor for the DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery, International Section and from 2008 to 2009, she was a Senior Justice Sector consultant for the World Bank in Washington, DC. In 2007, Ms. Kenny was selected to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow and in 2006, she was named a Fulbright Scholar, teaching criminal and constitutional law courses in Lithuania. From 2000 to 2007, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney, District of Nevada, specializing in prosecuting fraud cases and was an adjunct instructor for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she received an award for her outstanding teaching. She has also taught at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland and for the International Anti-Corruption Academy.
From 1995 to 2000, Ms. Kenny prosecuted violent crimes as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She has published articles and lectured on FinTech, combating money laundering, terrorist financing, wildlife trafficking, transnational crime and constitutional law issues, including speaking engagements for the World Bank, Thomson Reuters and the Brookings Institution. Ms. Kenny holds B.A., M.A., and J.D. degrees and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Prior to joining OPDAT, Ms. Kenny was an Attorney Advisor for the DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery, International Section and from 2008 to 2009, she was a Senior Justice Sector consultant for the World Bank in Washington, DC. In 2007, Ms. Kenny was selected to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Fellow and in 2006, she was named a Fulbright Scholar, teaching criminal and constitutional law courses in Lithuania. From 2000 to 2007, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney, District of Nevada, specializing in prosecuting fraud cases and was an adjunct instructor for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she received an award for her outstanding teaching. She has also taught at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland and for the International Anti-Corruption Academy.
From 1995 to 2000, Ms. Kenny prosecuted violent crimes as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She has published articles and lectured on FinTech, combating money laundering, terrorist financing, wildlife trafficking, transnational crime and constitutional law issues, including speaking engagements for the World Bank, Thomson Reuters and the Brookings Institution. Ms. Kenny holds B.A., M.A., and J.D. degrees and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.