Ryan Hamilton is the Assistant Director of Internal Audit within the Office of Audit, Risk, and Compliance (OARC) at Virginia Tech. Ryan earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Information Systems from Virginia Tech and a Master of Policy Leadership from Georgetown University. He is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Within OARC, Ryan is responsible for managing the office’s comprehensive quality assurance program, overseeing the audit teams, and managing special projects, which comprise investigative reviews and advisory services.
Prior to joining OARC in 2018, Ryan spent almost 14 years working for the Central Intelligence Agency. For his Agency career, Ryan served in the Office of Inspector General, working in both the Office of Audits and the Office of Investigations. He specialized in performance audits of sensitive programs, compliance reviews and financial investigations.