David J. Heller
Vice President Risk Management
Qwest

David (Dave) Heller was appointed Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for Qwest in December 2002. He is responsible for ethics and corporate compliance, regulatory compliance, security, disaster preparedness, environmental affairs, safety and industrial hygiene, claims and risk finance & insurance.

Previously, he was Vice President Risk Management and Chief Compliance Officer, as well as an attorney for U S WEST, Inc. and Safety, Security and Industrial Hygiene Advisor for Mobil Oil.  Mr. Heller is a regular speaker on risk management and compliance issues and has taught the graduate curriculum at the University of Denver.

Dave received his Bachelor of Science in fire protection engineering technology from Oklahoma State University, his Master’s degree in environmental policy and management from the University of Denver and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver School of Law.

Dave is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, the Open Compliance & Ethics Group, the Ethics Officers Association and the Colorado and District of Columbia Bar Associations. In 2008 he was appointed to the Executive Advisory Board of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and was elected to the Board of the Health Care Compliance Association.  He is a member of the Board of the Mile High Chapter, American Red Cross, and was President and currently serves on the Board of the South Metro Fire Protection District.