Mr. Baker is CISO at UVA Health, where he leads enterprise cybersecurity strategy, risk management, information security operations, regulatory compliance and cyber defense initiatives across the health system. He oversees cybersecurity governance frameworks, enterprise risk assessments, incident response and recovery efforts, and vulnerability and threat detection programs. Mr. Baker provides strategic oversight for cloud security architecture, data privacy protections and insider threat prevention, while leading multidisciplinary teams responsible for security monitoring, vulnerability remediation and penetration testing. Under his leadership, UVA Health teams have implemented advanced threat detection and monitoring capabilities, improved vulnerability management processes and strengthened cloud security architectures. He also leads board-level cybersecurity education and simulation exercises, and develops enterprisewide security policies and standards. Before joining UVA Health, Mr. Baker held cybersecurity leadership roles at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, Takeda Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline, and has served as an instructor with the SANS Institute.
