ic ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Mir am ax , ▁developing ▁Mir am ax ' s ▁digital ▁distribution ▁plan ▁and ▁its ▁execution ▁through ▁agre ements ▁with ▁Net fli x ▁and ▁H ulu + . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁O akt ree ▁Capital ▁Management , ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles - based ▁private ▁equ ity ▁firm , ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁ad visor . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁independent ▁director ▁of ▁I ZE A ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Gard ner ▁joined ▁the ▁cable ▁television ▁startup ▁L ayer 3 ▁TV ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁its ▁chief ▁content ▁officer . ▁ ▁He ▁co ined ▁the ▁phrase ▁" con cier ge ▁cable " ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁when ▁asked ▁to ▁character ize ▁L ayer 3 ' s ▁focus ▁on ▁customer ▁experience . ▁ ▁L ayer 3 ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁T - Mobile ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁its ▁primary ▁executive ▁team ▁retained ▁by ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁and ▁personal ▁life ▁ ▁Gard ner ▁is ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Cou rage ▁Camp aign ▁Institute , ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁based ▁non - pro fit ▁which ▁see ks ▁to ▁defend ▁and ▁extend ▁human ▁rights ▁through ▁leadership - development ▁training , ▁strateg ic ▁research ▁and ▁public ▁education . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁National ▁Fin ance ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Rep . ▁Harold ▁Ford ’ s ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁US ▁Senate ▁campaign ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁President