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Ryan Korn

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Co-Founder and Principal at Palmer Labs
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Ryan Korn is the Co-Founder and Principal at Palmer Labs, guiding technology companies to succeed in the federal market. A former CTO at the U.S. Department of Justice and a Harvard University graduate, he is a 2022 Fed 100 award winner. Colleagues describe him as inspiring and passionate.

His background includes a Master of Education from Harvard, reflecting a keen interest in public policy and improving service delivery. This passion is evident from his early work creating an evaluation framework for the U.S. Small Business Administration, which is still in use today.

Unique fact: Ryan co-authored a foundational report for the federal government that mapped the primary cultural and technical barriers to inter-agency data sharing.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder and Principal
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Ryan shows up

Hard To Convince
Demanding
Judgemental

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Priorities

Topics Ryan cares about

Federal Market Strategy
His current firm is dedicated to helping tech companies build differentiation and win deals in the complex federal marketplace.
GovTech Modernization
As CTO for the Office of Justice Programs, he led an enterprise innovation agenda to shift the agency toward modern, user-centered digital services.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Co-Founder and Principal
Palmer Labs
5-2025
Fractional CTO
PICARD
2-2025 - 9-2025
Chief Technology Officer
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
5-2024 - 2-2025
Deputy Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
7-2023 - 5-2024
Acting Director, Product Management Division
Bureau of Industry and Security-U.S. Department of Commerce
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2015 - 2016
Master of Education
Harvard University
2006 - 2010
Dual Bachelor of Arts
American University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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