Mike Baker (CIA officer)
Mike Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Baker June 22, 1961 |
| Nationality | American-British |
| Occupation(s) | Script advisor, producer, former CIA officer, security consultant |
| Children | 4 |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service branch | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
Michael Baker is an American-British former Central Intelligence Agency officer and security expert, technical advisor for the entertainment industry, TV commentator, and host.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Baker spent approximately 15 years with the CIA,[3] working as a covert field operations officer specializing in counterterrorism, counternarcotics and counterinsurgency operations.[4] After this, he worked in the private sector as CEO of security firm Veritas Global,[3] and host of the President's Daily Brief.[5]
He has worked as a technical advisor in the entertainment industry.[3][4] Baker has appeared on Fox News' Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue, Deadliest Warrior, Spy, Opie & Anthony Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, and The Greg Gutfeld Show. He also hosts the television series Black Files Declassified on the Science Channel and Amazon Prime Video.[6][7]
In 2022, Baker began hosting a Geopolitical news commentary podcast called "The Presidents daily brief", which covers geopolitics and national security related matters in the news, providing a roundup of the days events. The name is a reference to the President's Daily Brief in which the President of the United States is given intelligence updates each morning.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Clary, Scott D. (October 1, 2023). "Mike Baker — Ex-CIA Operative, Chairman & CEO at Portman Square Group | Lessons From The CIA". Scott D. Clary. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Baker - Public & Keynote Speaker - WWSG". March 17, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c DiNardo, Kelly (January 23, 2005). "Ex-CIA Operative Demystifies Spies". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Baker, Mike (April 3, 2005). "The globe-trotting life of a real double agent". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "The President's Daily Brief". Spotify.
- ^ "Mike Baker". Discovery. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Mike Baker". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ The President's Daily Brief (Documentary), April 6, 2022, retrieved November 18, 2024
- ^ "The Company Man: Mike Baker". The Company Man: Mike Baker. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mike Baker at IMDb
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "People - Senior Management - Michael G. Baker - Diligence". Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
- Javers, Eamon (February 9, 2010). Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy: The Secret World of Corporate Espionage. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-196938-6.
- "BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED". Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Bideford
- Businesspeople from Idaho
- American television personalities
- British people of American descent
- British expatriates in the United States
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- People of the Central Intelligence Agency
- 20th-century United States government officials
- 21st-century United States government officials
- 20th-century British people
- 21st-century British people