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
Certificate, Certificate at Duke University
Advanced Studies Diploma, Advanced Studies Diploma at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill