Chuck Baker is a visionary leader with over 20 years of experience in the technology sector, with a focus on media and entertainment. As the assistant city manager of Santa Clara— which is located in the heart of Silicon Valley—he oversees Levi’s Stadium Authority-related operations and projects, including responsibilities related to Super Bowl LX and World Cup 2026. Baker also oversees the city’s information technology department, and provides oversight and direction of the Santa Clara Convention Center, Discover Santa Clara, Santa Clara University, and Mission College.

Prior to joining the City of Santa Clara, Baker held key positions at Microsoft, Wells Fargo, and Procter and Gamble, where he played a pivotal role in business development, sales, marketing, product development, public-private partnerships, and community development initiatives.

Baker gained notoriety for his early entrepreneurial success as the youngest airport franchisee in the nation, at 25 years old. He sold that business 10 years after launch, and remains an active investor and founder of startups in various sectors.

Baker is active in the community as a Board Trustee for the Home Builders Institute, and is the former Chairman of the Board for 100 Black Men of the Bay Area, and the former commissioner of the Joint Powers Authority at the Oakland Coliseum.

He received a BSBA in finance from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, attended the Kellogg School of Management MBA program where he took a leave to pursue his startup, and received an AIAI data analytics certification from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.