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Chris Daffey

Chris Daffey

Executive Director, Corporate Affairs and Office of the CEO

Location iconQIC Brisbane Office

Chris leads the Corporate Affairs and Office of the CEO function at QIC with responsibility for corporate affairs, government and stakeholder engagement, shareholder reporting and CEO support.

Prior to this, Chris was the Head of Government Affairs at Virgin Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before his time in the aviation industry, he spent more than a decade in various advisory roles for the Commonwealth Government, including as a Senior Adviser to multiple Prime Ministers, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Finance Minister, specialising in the infrastructure, transport and regional development portfolios.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Media and Communications from Deakin University. 

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