Brad Baker

Brad Baker is a leader and strategist who has successfully guided several companies through explosive growth. He has taken several companies public in the sectors of technology, ocean exploration and the internet. He also is a LEED-certified commercial contractor and Realtor.

In 1988, President Ronald Reagan appointed Mr. Baker as a White House Fellow. While in Washington, D.C., he served as domestic review officer at the U.S. Treasury Department, acting executive secretary of the U.S. Treasury, and secretary of the RTC Corporation. Florida Gov. Jeb Bush later appointed Mr. Baker as executive director of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and Gov. Rick Scott nominated Mr. Baker to serve as a trustee of New College of Florida.

Mr. Baker has served on many local, state and national boards, including the Advisory Board for the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and the governing board of Aviation Accreditation Board International, the accrediting body for collegiate aviation.

While attending Pine View School in Sarasota, Mr. Baker served as an intern at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. He later was appointed to the organization’s Healthcare Resources, Inc. Board.