Mr. Baker is head of Asia ex-Japan, chief executive officer and director of PIMCO Asia and a managing director in the Hong Kong office. He oversees servicing of PIMCO’s institutional clients as well as business development in the region. Mr. Baker is also co-head of PIMCO's official institution business, overseeing investment services to central banks, sovereign wealth funds and supranational organizations. Prior to joining PIMCO in 1997, he was a vice president at Bank of Montreal, managing North American institutional client relationships. He has 25 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He holds an undergraduate degree from George Washington University.