Key Executives

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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.

Before joining ITTA, Zesiger served as assistant chief counsel for telecommunications at the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy from 1996 to 1997.  Zesiger previously spent seven years working on Capitol Hill, primarily on telecommunications issues.  He served as senior counsel for the House Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee from 1993 to 1995.  He also served as subcommittee staff director and counsel from 1987 to 1993 for the House Small Business Subcommittee on Antitrust.

Prior to his work in Washington, Zesiger worked on telecommunications issues for the Maine Public Utilities Commission and the state legislature’s Joint Public Utilities Committee.

Zesiger received a bachelor’s degree from Yale College, and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law.  He has been a member of the Maine bar since 1985, the Kansas bar since 2006, and the Federal Communications Bar Association since 1991.