David Jeppsen
NTT DoCoMo, USA
David Jeppsen is Vice President of Business Development and Public Affairs for NTT DoCoMo USA. Among other things, Mr. Jeppsen helps manage DoCoMo's relationships with the US government, including the Administration, Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Commerce. Mr. Jeppsen resides in NTT DoCoMo's Washington, D.C. office.
Mr. Jeppsen came to NTT DoCoMo from Lucent Technologies, where he was the Regional Director of Public Affairs for Asia Pacific and China. Based in Tokyo, Japan, Mr. Jeppsen was responsible for Lucent's government and industry affairs throughout the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Jeppsen also spent several years in Washington DC as director of Lucent's government affairs.
Prior to joining Lucent, Mr. Jeppsen was a telecommunications attorney with the law firm of Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & O'Shinksy in Washington, DC. He began his career working for Michael (Mickey) Gardner, a telecommunications attorney in Washington DC, and the former head of the communications practice at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld.
Mr. Jeppsen is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Law, where he was an editor of The Journal of International Law and Economics. He is also a graduate, with honors, of the University of Utah, with degrees in political science and Japanese.
Mr. Jeppsen lives in Washington DC with his wife and three daughters. He enjoys skiing, golf and squash.
Appearances
- Wireless: Is the U.S. Falling Behind? April 25, 2002
Biography last updated April 25, 2002