Personal Profile of Mr. Edward D. Baker III
Mr.
Edward
D.
Baker
III
Home Page: https://www.mesirowfinancial.com/markets/institutions/currency/
Senior Managing Director
Senior Managing Director
Home Page: https://www.mesirowfinancial.com/markets/institutions/currency/
| Mr. Baker is currently Senior Managing Director, Currency Management of Mesirow Financial, a Chicago based financial services firm and works out of their London office. He was previously Executive Chairman of The Cambridge Strategy, a London based investment group, and served on their board of directors, he held these positions until October 2018. He was the Chief Investment Officer of Emerging Markets Growth Equities at AllianceBernstein in London until April of 2007. Mr. Baker joined Alliance Capital in 1995 and served as head of Alliance Capital’s Emerging Markets Growth Equity business and also served as CEO of their London office. Prior to joining Alliance in 1995, Mr. Baker worked for Barra, Inc., an investment technology firm. He joined Barra in 1978 and became Director of Marketing in 1986. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Quantal Group, an investment technology firm, and a Trustee for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Mr. Baker served as a Trustee for the UC Berkeley Foundation from 2007 to 2019. He is on the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Investment Consulting, which is published by the Investments and Wealth Institute. Mr. Baker earned a MS degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was a Regents Fellow and completed work there towards PhD’s in both mathematics and finance. |
| Name | Office | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Mar 02, 2013 | Feb 28, 2026 | |
| Board of Trustees | Board Chair (4/1/19-2/06/23) | Mar 02, 2009 | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Finance Committee | Non-voting member (Investment Cmte. Chair) | Feb 07, 2023 | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Investment Committee | Chair (3/17/09-2/28/2026) | Nov 06, 2008 | Feb 28, 2026 |
| Name | Office | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Ex officio, Treasurer | Apr 01, 2011 | Mar 03, 2012 |
| Board of Trustees | Apr 01, 2001 | Apr 01, 2005 | |
| Board of Trustees | Secretary of the Board (3/1/08-3/31/2011) | Mar 05, 2005 | Mar 01, 2009 |
| Committee on Trustees | May 16, 2006 | Mar 01, 2007 | |
| Committee on Trustees | Board Chair | Apr 01, 2019 | Feb 06, 2023 |
| Corporate Partners Committee | Chair, Corporate Partners Committee | Oct 25, 2007 | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Development Committee | Mar 01, 2003 | Mar 31, 2017 | |
| Donations Acceptance Committee | Aug 01, 2014 | Feb 06, 2023 | |
| Finance Committee | Secretary, 2008-3/31/11 | Nov 06, 2008 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Finance Committee | Board Chair | Apr 01, 2011 | Feb 06, 2023 |
| Steering Committee | Board Chair (4/1/19-2/6/23) | Mar 01, 2008 | Feb 06, 2023 |
| Strategic Planning Committee | Dec 01, 2016 | Mar 31, 2018 |