Miriam Wimmer

Miriam Wimmer is a Director at the Brazilian Data Protection Authority, ANPD. She holds a PhD degree in Communications and Cultural Policy from the Faculty of Communication of the University of Brasilia, and a Master degree in Public Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro. She took part in the one-year International Division Program of Waseda University, in Tokyo, between 2001 and 2002.

She is a professional civil servant since 2007 and a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), with experience in senior positions in different public organizations, such as the national telecommunications regulator, Anatel (2007-2011), the Ministry of Communications (2011-2016) and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (2016-2020).

Professor at the Law School of Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público – IDP and guest lecturer on digital law and personal data protection at several other educational institutions.