Michael Bauer

Michael Bauer, JD, LLM, CIPP/US, serves as Privacy Counsel and Data Protection Officer at Melaleuca: The Wellness Company since January 2021, where responsibilities include designing a global data privacy compliance program and managing Data Subject Requests. Previous experience encompasses roles such as Senior Regulatory Analyst at Bannock County Public Defender and various Deputy Public Defender positions, alongside significant academic roles at The University of South Dakota School of Law and Arizona Summit Law School, focused on bar preparation and academic success. Michael's legal career also includes contract attorney work involving litigation and compliance, and initial experience as a Junior Associate. Michael holds a JD from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, an LLM in Transnational Law from Willamette University College of Law, and a BFA in Ceramics from Brigham Young University.