Background: A pioneer of the modern cable television industry, Hauser has been responsible for developing many innovations such as the MTV Music Television and Nickelodeon (children's) television networks. As Chairman and CEO of Warner Cable Communications, Inc., he has for over three decades played a major leadership role in cable television and other communications services.
The Hausers established The Hauser Foundation and are Directors of The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard and serve on the Executive Committee of The Harvard Committee on University Resources. Gustave Hauser was appointed by the President of the United States as a Director of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (the U.S. Government insurance company responsible for encouraging private foreign investment). He has served as Vice Chairman of the National Cable Television Association and is Vice Chairman of The Museum of Television and Radio. He is the vice chair of the Paley Center for Media.
