Steve Hasker

Steve Hasker is President and Chief Operating Officer of Nielsen. He oversees all of Nielsen’s commercial and product related activities globally for both the media and consumer businesses. During his tenure at Nielsen, Steve has overseen the introduction of Total Audience measurement, and development of Nielsen's marketing effectiveness solutions. 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. He joined McKinsey in 1998 and spent three years on the Partner Election Committee at the firm. 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.