David W. Zesiger is senior vice president, Regulatory Policy and External Affairs for EMBARQ. This NYSE-listed company has approximately 18,000 employees and operates in 18 states offering voice, data, high-speed Internet, wireless and entertainment services to more than 5 million customers.
In his position, Zesiger is responsible for directing EMBARQ’s regulatory, legislative, external affairs and community relations staffs, and oversees all regulatory and governmental affairs initiatives for the company.
Prior to joining EMBARQ, Zesiger served as executive director of the Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance (ITTA) from 1997 to 2006. ITTA is an organization of eight midsize telephone companies serving over twenty million access lines in 44 states. As executive director of ITTA, Zesiger coordinated the Alliance’s legal and legislative activities and represented ITTA member companies on Capitol Hill, at the Federal Communications Commission and in the industry. |