Philippe Pierre Dauman[3] (born March 1, 1954) is an American businessman who served as president, CEO and chairman of Viacom from September 2006 until May 20, 2016.

Dauman served from 1994 to 2000 as a member of Viacom's executive committee and as executive vice president in charge of strategic transactions, legal and government affairs, human resources and administration, supervising Paramount Pictures Entertainment, Showtime Networks and Simon & Schuster.

He is the son of Life magazine photographer Henri Dauman,[8][9] a Holocaust survivor who emigrated from France to the United States in the 1950s.

[11] After two years in the firm's Paris office, he returned to New York to work in the corporate group under partner Stephen Volk.

[11] Six years later, Dauman accepted an offer to join Viacom as senior vice president and general counsel, in exchange for $553,000 in salary with a $900,000 bonus.

[21] Dauman discussed copyright issues with YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley and was interested in working out a deal.

Sumner Redstone would never have summarily dismissed Philippe Dauman and George Abrams, his trusted friends and advisers for decades".