| Mike Baker | |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Service: | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
| Birth Name: | Michael Baker |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Bideford, England |
| Nationality: | American-British |
| Occupation: | Script advisor, producer, former CIA officer, security consultant |
| Children: | 4 |
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]
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]