Wendy Seltzer

Wendy Seltzer, a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, has an extensive background in legal and technological strategy, intellectual property, and cybersecurity. She has worked with prominent organizations like the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and Yale Law School. Wendy has been instrumental in W3C's independent legal entity incorporation and the implementation of a royalty-free patent policy. Additionally, she has been managing legal risks, including privacy issues, for the organization worldwide. Her expertise in cybersecurity and intellectual property has also helped the W3C mitigate numerous patent threats. Wendy's work in W3C's strategy team on developing technical standards, such as security, privacy, and core APIs, and continuous monitoring of technical developments and consensus-building has been crucial in enhancing the organization's technical capabilities. As a former staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Wendy's passion for protecting human rights and free speech online is evident in her work and affiliations.