Steve Hasker is Global President of Nielsen. Appointed to this expanded role in 2014, he oversees Nielsen’s media business as well as our entire global product portfolio across the media and consumer sectors. Previously, he served as President, Global Products.
Steve joined Nielsen in 2009 from McKinsey & Company, where he was a partner in McKinsey’s Global Media, Entertainment and Information practice. In this role, Steve was responsible for serving clients on issues of strategy, growth and innovation in television, syndicated information, filmed entertainment, sports, and digital advertising.
Steve lectures regularly at Columbia University and NYU. His research into the influence of social networks on consumer behavior in media has been published in the Harvard Business Review. His writings on digital business models and marketing have been featured in the McKinsey Quarterly. Steve is a board member of the International Radio and Television Society, Advertising Research Foundation and the Center for Communications, and a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Steve holds an undergraduate economics degree from the University of Melbourne and has an MBA and a Master's in International Affairs, both with honors, from Columbia University.
