Rita Hauser
Chair of the International Peace Institute
President, Hauser Foundation

Rita Hauser is currently Chair of the International Peace Institute Board of Directors, a leading international institution dedicated to promoting the prevention and settlement of armed conflict. Dr. Hauser is also President of The Hauser Foundation. She is an international lawyer and was a senior partner for more than twenty years at the New York City law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. Known for her public service and philanthropic work, she is interested in international conflict resolution, security and human rights.

Dr. Hauser served on the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 2001 to 2004. She is Director of many organizations, including: The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, The RAND Corporation, the International Advisory Council of The Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney, Australia; and the International Board, The Center for International Governance Innovation, Canada.

She holds advanced degrees from the University of Strasbourg in France, Harvard and NYU Law Schools, and the University of Paris Law Faculty. (P.Ress)