24 Richard Hochhauser

In 2008, Richard Hochhauser retired as President & CEO of Harte-Hanks, Inc—a leading international direct marketing services company (NYSE). He had been COO/CEO and on the Board of Directors of the company for 12 years prior to his retirement. Mr. Hochhauser joined Harte-Hanks in an entrepreneurial capacity in 1975.

Hochhauser served on the Board of Directors of a museum and four nonprofit social services organizations where he was chair of one, vice chair of another, and treasurer of a third. He also served on the Board of Directors of five for-profit organizations (including Harte-Hanks).

Mr. Hochhauser has spoken at a wide range of marketing and database conferences, lectured at Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, and Rutgers, and since his retirement from Harte-Hanks has served on the faculty of NYU and Baruch where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in management, leadership, and governance.

He is past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Direct Marketing Association and Marketing Edge. He served on the Advisory Board of Texas A&M University, Center for Retailing Studies, and was a member of the Advisory Council, Center for Direct Marketing of New York University.

Richard Hochhauser graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and received an MBA from Columbia.