Member of the Board of the European Australian Business Council; Group Executive Government and Corporate Affairs.

David Epstein joined QANTAS in December 2008 as Group Executive, Government and Corporate Affairs.  He is a member of the QANTAS Group Executive Committee.

Mr Epstein’s career includes work in government, as a corporate adviser and in the telecommunications industry.  Before joining QANTAS, Mr Epstein was Chief of Staff to Australia’s Prime Minister the Hon Kevin Rudd (2007 – 2008).

His background in federal government also includes staff positions with two Cabinet Ministers and six years as Federal Government media director during the governments of Prime Ministers the Hon Robert Hawke and the Hon Paul Keating.  In 1996, he joined the staff of the Leader of Opposition the Hon Kim Beazley to become Chief of Staff (1997 - 1999).

In 1999, Mr Epstein was appointed Executive Director of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturer’s Association (AEEMA), and its major operating body the Australian Telecommunications Industry Association (ATIA).  He subsequently worked as a senior telecommunications executive, then became a director and shareholder of corporate advisory firm, Government Relations Australia.