Donald P. Baker

Donald P. Baker joined the Claremont Graduate University Board of Trustees in 2002. He serves on its Executive Committee and is chairman of its Committee on Facilities and Infrastructure. He was appointed Board of Trustees Vice Chair in 2018.

A longtime attorney, Baker retired from partnership at Latham & Watkins LLP on June 30, 2007. He joined the firm’s Los Angeles office in 1973 and became a partner in 1981. He practiced in the areas of real estate development, land use entitlements, and foreign investment transactions, and his clients have included individuals, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and universities.