Kirk Herath

Kirk Herath is Chair of the CyberOhio and Adjunct Professor of Privacy and Cybersecurity Law at Cleveland-Marshall Law School. Before retiring, Herath led the privacy, technology, and cybersecurity practice group at Nationwide Insurance for over 20 years. His current practice focuses on data protection org design, privacy practices, and cybersecurity law. Herath is Past President and board member of the IAPP and served on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee from 2005 to 2011. He has a B.A. in political science from the University of Cincinnati and an M.A. in international affairs from the American University. Herath has a J.D. from Capital University Law School and is a member of the Ohio Bar.