Leonard E. Bailey is a former senior official in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he led the Cybersecurity Unit in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) and served as Special Counsel for National Security. In these roles, he prosecuted computer crime cases and advised on cybersecurity, electronic surveillance, electronic evidence, critical infrastructure protection, and the intersection of national security and criminal law. A founding member of CCIPS’s Cybersecurity Unit, he helped shape the Department’s approach to integrating the Criminal Division’s cybercrime and cybersecurity efforts. Bailey also served as Associate Deputy Attorney General overseeing DOJ cyber policy and as Senior Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, managing national security cyber policy. Earlier in his career, he held several roles in the Office of the Inspector General, including Special Counsel and Special Investigative Counsel.
A graduate of Yale University and Yale Law School, Bailey has taught cybersecurity, cybercrime, and critical infrastructure protection at Georgetown University Law Center, the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, and New York University’s School of Law and Tandon School of Engineering. His contributions have been recognized with honors, including the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s John C. Keeney Award for Integrity and Professionalism, the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Information Technology, Georgetown Law’s Charles Fahy Distinguished Adjunct Professor Award, the Cyber Defenders Award from MeriTalk, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute for Security and Technology.
