Jonathan Epstein is an

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who worked on the implementation and establishment of

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, the

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as a senior analyst and

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to the chairman. He helped with the creation and establishment of the

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(IFSWF), worked for Australia's longest serving Federal

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. He now works for ECG Advisory Solutions a specialist

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advisory consultancy which specialises in the intersection of

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government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

and the

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s. He is a board member of the non-profit body dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn and Colitis disease.

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