Mike Baker (CIA officer)

Mike Baker
Born	Michael Baker (1961-06-22) June 22, 1961 (age 63) Bideford, England
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

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 the business intelligence firm, Portman Square Group, ^[5] and host of the President's Daily Brief. ^[6]

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. ^{[7] [8]}

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 refers to the President's Daily Brief in which the President of the United States is given intelligence updates each morning. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. 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.
2. "Mike Baker - Public & Keynote Speaker - WWSG". March 17, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
3. DiNardo, Kelly (January 23, 2005). "Ex-CIA Operative Demystifies Spies". The Washington Post . Retrieved November 4, 2021.
4. 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.
5. https://portmansquaregroup.com/leadership-team
6. "The President's Daily Brief". Spotify .
7. "Mike Baker". Discovery. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
8. "Mike Baker". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
9. The President's Daily Brief (Documentary), April 6, 2022, retrieved November 18, 2024
10. "The Company Man: Mike Baker". The Company Man: Mike Baker. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

External links

• 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.
• https://portmansquaregroup.com/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)