Jerome Hauer

Who is Jerome Hauer?

Jerome Hauer was the chief executive officer of a consulting firm, The Hauer Group LLC, a consulting firm. He also worked as a member of the Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals board of directors; and is now commissioner of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for the state government of New York.

Hauer was the acting assistant secretary for the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness within the US Department of Health and Human Services. He was appointed by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson on May 5, 2002 and served until replaced on April 28, 2004. In this role, Mr. Hauer was responsible for coordinating the country’s medical and public health preparedness and response to emergencies, including acts of biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism.

He was formerly the director of Office of Emergency Management under New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani from 1996 to 2000. Additionally, he was previously an employee of Kroll Inc. which studied biological terrorism attacks.

Hauer was the director of the Indiana Department of Emergency Management from 1989 to 1993 during the gubernatorial administration of Evan Bayh.