After graduating from Columbia, Dauman went to work for the law firm of
Shearman & Sterling. In 2009, Dauman and Viacom launched the Get Schooled education initiative with the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, an effort to have American public school students not drop out of school. He also hosted the Get Schooled education conference on September 8, 2009. Dauman is a member of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is president and treasurer of The Philippe and Deborah Dauman Family Foundation, which focuses on education and health. He formerly was a director of
Lafarge, and on the board of directors of the
KIPP Foundation, a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in underserved communities. He was a member of the
Business Roundtable and was on the executive committee of the
National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the board of trustees for The
Paley Center for Media, the board of trustees of
Northwell Health, the executive committee of the
Lenox Hill Hospital and the board of trustees and dean's council of
Columbia University School of Law. Dauman took a tough stance on the reproduction of Viacom's content when Viacom sued
YouTube in March 2007. Dauman discussed copyright issues with
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley and was interested in working out a deal. Dauman and Chad could not agree over advertising terms, however. The statement also said that Dauman and Abrams' removal is "...a shameful effort by
Shari Redstone to seize control by unlawfully using her ailing father Sumner Redstone’s name and signature." Dauman filed suit against Shari Redstone in an effort to keep his position on the Trust. The suit was settled and Dauman stepped down in August, 2016. ==Personal life==