Summary
Niharika Vattikonda is a research-focused professional with a decade of experience exploring the intersections of data, health, and privacy from the policy and academic vantage points. Currently she researches data privacy for health and wellness at the Future of Privacy Forum while supporting leadership research at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center. Trained in Business Administration, Economics, and Digital Intelligence as a Robertson Scholar at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke, she blends quantitative grounding with policy-savvy analysis. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, she brings a practitioner’s curiosity to translating technical privacy issues into actionable guidance for stakeholders. An under-the-radar strength is her ability to bridge academic research and practical policy work, making complex data-privacy tradeoffs accessible to cross-disciplinary teams.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Business Administration, Economics (BA - Quantitative Track), Bachelor of Science - BS Business Administration, Economics (BA - Quantitative Track) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
J.D., J.D. at Harvard Law School
MSc Social Science of the Internet, MSc Social Science of the Internet at Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
Advanced Studies Diploma STEM, Advanced Studies Diploma STEM at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Certificate Digital Intelligence (formerly Science and Society), Certificate Digital Intelligence (formerly Science and Society) at Duke University