Martha Wewer is RTI International’s Global Privacy Officer with over 12 years of experience in privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity. She holds her CIPP/U from IAPP and is a recent graduate from Duke’s Cybersecurity Leadership program (2022).  Wewer collaborates with RTI’s researchers on all manner of privacy-related questions - issues of data-sharing and use, disclosure, consent and authorization with research participants. She handles RTI’s compliance with all applicable data protection regulations including HIPAA, GDPR, FERPA and CIPSEA as well as investigation regarding potential data disclosures.  Recently, she has joined a cross-institute team exploring Privacy and Artificial Intelligence at RTI. 

Wewer earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego and her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego, School of Law.

Wewer lives in Holly Springs with her husband Tim, two children Zoey and Elliot, and two yellow labs, Sadie Belle and Maisy Lou. In her spare time, she enjoys running, Peloton, yoga and fostering dogs.