Wendy Seltzer
Principal at Law Office of Wendy Seltzer
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWendy Seltzer is a lawyer-technologist with 12+ years of experience shaping internet standards, privacy, and security policy from both legal and technical perspectives. As former Counsel and Strategy Lead at the W3C she shepherded WebAuthn to Recommendation, updated royalty-free patent policy adopted by 400+ members, and led security/privacy review programs—work that blends protocol-level understanding with consensus-driven governance. Based in San Francisco, she has since advised identity and privacy architectures in industry roles and now leads her own practice, bringing strategic planning for privacy-preserving, interoperable identity systems. An active contributor to key W3C repos, her meticulous technical writing and editorial fixes reflect a rare combination of legal precision and spec-level fluency. Notably, she founded the Lumen transparency project, demonstrating long-term commitment to online speech, accountability, and practical tooling.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
AB Government, AB Government at Harvard UniversityJD, JD at Harvard Law School
Github Skills (14)
html10
edit10
editors10
sched10
web-standards10
editor10
w3c10
edi10
documentation10
webauthn10
ed2551910
process-control7
process-model7
process-management7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
w3c/webauthn
Feb 2016 - May 2021
Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:6 reviews, 71 commits, 49 PRs in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Wendy primarily contributed to the repository by modifying documentation files, specifically the `index.bs` and `.bikeshed-include` files. They updated the document's status, added links, and corrected wording related to W3C processes and patent policies. The changes reflect a focus on maintaining and updating the specification's metadata and legal aspects.
authenticationpublic-keywebauthn
w3c/webappsec
Mar 2014 - Jun 2021
Web Application Security Working Group repo
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:7 reviews, 79 commits, 26 PRs in 7 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Wendy primarily contributed to the W3C webappsec repository by updating and modifying documentation files related to web security specifications. Their commits involved adding, removing, and modifying content within charter and specification files. The edits include correcting typos, adding references to external groups, and updating the charter links, showcasing a focus on maintaining and improving the documentation.
web-application-security
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