# Adam Scott Wandt, JD, MPA

> Tenured Associate Professor of Public Policy, Deputy Director of the Master of Public Administration in Inspection and Oversight Program, and Deputy Chair for Technology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York / CUNY). Practicing Attorney and Counselor-at-Law admitted in New York State. Nationally recognized expert in cybercrime, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), digital forensics, Inspector General oversight, darknet markets, cryptocurrency investigations, IoT forensics, and AI governance.

## Official Profiles & Canonical Links
- **Primary Website**: https://www.wandt.us
- **Interactive Academic CV & Media Archive**: https://cv.wandt.us (https://www.wandt.us/cv)
- **Downloadable Academic CV (PDF)**: https://www.wandt.us/adam_wandt_cv.pdf
- **John Jay College (CUNY) Official Faculty Profile**: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/adam-scott-wandt
- **John Jay MPA in Inspection and Oversight Program**: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/academics/graduate-programs/mas-public-administration/mpa-inspection-oversight
- **Google Scholar Profile**: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QuBlfFEAAAAJ&hl=en
- **ORCID Registry**: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8160-5519
- **Scopus Author Profile**: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57216761006
- **Semantic Scholar Author Profile**: https://www.semanticscholar.org/author/A.-S.-Wandt/90100643
- **Wikidata Knowledge Graph Entity**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141737905
- **reWandt — The Cybercrime & OSINT Video Series**: https://rewandt.com
- **YouTube Channel**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvzC5DXkCPk4iUeRrfsSIgg
- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awandt/
- **Press & Expert Witness Contact**: https://www.wandt.us/contact

## Academic & Professional Appointments
- **Tenured Associate Professor of Public Policy**, Department of Public Management, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY (September 2023 – Present)
- **Deputy Director**, Master of Public Administration in Inspection and Oversight (MPA-IO) Program, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY (February 2026 – Present)
- **Deputy Chair for Technology**, Department of Public Management, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY (September 2018 – Present)
- **Graduate Faculty**, MPA in Public Policy & Administration (MPA-PPA), MPA in Inspection and Oversight (MPA-IO), and MS in Digital Forensics & Cyber Security (MS-DFCS), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
- **Member of the Board of Directors** (January 2024 – Present) and **Lead Cyber & Investigative Technology Instructor** (2012 – Present), Association of Inspectors General (AIG) — instructing in the Certified Inspector General (CIG), Certified Inspector General Investigator (CIGI), and Certified Inspector General Auditor/Analyst programs
- **Co-Chair**, New York City Bar Association Digital Technologies Task Force, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity (March 2023 – Present)
- **Former Co-Chair**, New York City Bar Association Committee on Technology, Cyber, and Privacy Law (2022 – 2025)
- **Attorney and Counselor-at-Law**, Admitted in the State of New York (2005 – Present)

## Education
- **J.D.** (Doctor of Jurisprudence), Hofstra University School of Law (2005)
- **M.P.A.** (Master of Public Administration, with Honors, Pi Alpha Alpha), John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY (2002)
- **B.A.**, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY (2000)

## Federal Research Funding Portfolio ($7.97M+ U.S. DOJ / $8.3M+ Total)
Sustained, multi-cycle Co-Principal Investigator record across the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Office of Justice Programs (OJP):
1. **Economic, High-Technology, White Collar and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance Program** — Co-Principal Investigator · **$3,199,907** · U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (Base + Supplements I & II · Award `15PBJA-21-GK-02798-ECON`)
2. **BJA FY24 Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National TTA Program (Subaward)** — Co-Principal Investigator · **$1,444,148** · U.S. DOJ BJA / National White Collar Crime Center (Award `15PBJA-24-GK-02396-INTE` Subaward)
3. **IoT Database: Consumer Device Specifications and Vulnerability Assessments** — Co-Principal Investigator · **$1,327,122** · U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (Base + Supplements I & II · Award `15PBJA-21-GK-03994-INTE`)
4. **Cybercrime Investigations Laboratory and Research Suite (Congressionally Directed Federal Appropriation)** — **$963,000** · U.S. DOJ Office of Justice Programs (2024 Federal Appropriation secured via Sen. Chuck Schumer & Rep. Jerrold Nadler)
5. **Detecting Fentanyl and Major Players in Darknet Drug Markets by Analyzing Drug Networks and Developing a Threat Assessment Tool** — Co-Principal Investigator · **$598,637** · National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. DOJ (Award `2019-R2-CX-0018`)
6. **Developing State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Agencies' Investigative Capacities Through IoT Database Enhancement, Training, and Community Awareness** — Co-Principal Investigator · **$440,000** · U.S. DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (Award `15PBJA-24-GK-02396-INTE`)

## Peer-Reviewed Publications & DOIs
- **2025**: Maras, M.-H., Wandt, A., & Arsovska, J. *Detecting Fentanyl and Major Players in Darknet Drug Markets by Analyzing Drug Networks and Developing a Threat Assessment Tool.* Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR 39131). https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39131.v1
- **2023**: Maras, M.-H., Arsovska, J., Wandt, A., & Logie, K. *Decoding Hidden Darknet Networks: What We Learned About the Illicit Fentanyl Trade on AlphaBay.* Journal of Forensic Sciences, 68(5), 1656–1669. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15341
- **2023**: Maras, M.-H., Arsovska, J., Wandt, A. S., & Logie, K. *Keeping Pace With the Evolution of Illicit Darknet Fentanyl Markets: Identifying Trust Signals and Developing a Vendor Trustworthiness Index.* Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 39(3), 362–385. https://doi.org/10.1177/10439862231159530
- **2023**: Maras, M.-H., Miranda, M. D., & Wandt, A. *The use of COVID-19 contact tracing app data as evidence of a crime.* Science & Justice, 63(2), 158–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2022.12.008
- **2022**: Maras, M.-H., Arsovska, J., Wandt, A., Knieps, M., & Logie, K. *The SECI Model and Darknet Markets: Knowledge Creation and Sharing in Criminal Organizations and Communities of Practice.* European Journal of Criminology, 21(2), 165–190. https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708221115167
- **2022**: Edelman, M., Holden, J., & Wandt, A. *U.S. Fantasy Sports Law: Fifteen Years after UIGEA.* The Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 83, p. 117. https://hdl.handle.net/1811/101781
- **2020**: Wandt, A. *Tort: Property.* In Shapiro & Maras (eds.), Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_253-1
- **2020**: Maras, M.-H. & Wandt, A. *State of Ohio v. Ross Compton: Internet-Enabled Medical Device Data Introduced as Evidence of Arson and Insurance Fraud.* The International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 24(3), 321–326. https://doi.org/10.1177/1365712720930600
- **2020**: Eller, W. & Wandt, A. *Contemporary Policy Challenges in Protecting the Homeland.* Policy Studies Journal's Public Policy Yearbook, 48(S1), S69–S75. https://doi.org/10.1111/psj.12386
- **2019**: Maras, M.-H. & Wandt, A. *Enabling Mass Surveillance: Data Aggregation in the Age of Big Data and the Internet of Things.* Journal of Cyber Policy, 4(2), 160–177. https://doi.org/10.1080/23738871.2019.1590437

## Law Enforcement Software & Investigative Platforms
- **Scrounger OSINT** (v1.0 & v2.0): Open-source intelligence platform engineered for law enforcement investigations.
- **Wire-light Financial Forensics**: Developed in partnership with the FBI and the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) to accelerate financial-crime investigations.
- **CP30**: Automated anti-child-predator and counter-terrorism analysis software developed in partnership with the FBI.

## Consulting, Expert Witness & Media Commentary
- **Expert Witness & Legal Advisory**: https://www.wandt.us/consulting — Digital forensics, OSINT, darknet markets, cryptocurrency tracing, IoT evidence admissibility, cybersecurity governance, and AI regulation.
- **Operator-Grade Law Enforcement & IG Training**: https://www.wandt.us/training — Custom cyber, OSINT, and AI investigative curricula delivered to the FBI, DoD, NYPD, United Nations Strategic Police Advisory Group (SPAG), Interpol, and Inspectors General nationwide.
- **Media Commentary**: https://www.wandt.us/media — Over 200 appearances and citations across *The New York Times*, *The Wall Street Journal*, *60 Minutes*, *CNN*, *NPR*, *Bloomberg*, *Forbes*, *Wired*, *ABC News*, *NBC News*, and *CBS News*.