Mike Baker (CIA officer)
Mike Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Baker June 22, 1961 |
| Nationality | American-British |
| Other names | Thatcher |
| Occupation(s) | Script advisor, producer, former CIA officer, security consultant |
| Children | 4 |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service branch | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
Michael "Mike" Baker is an American British former covert operations officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, president and co-founder of Diligence LLC, a private intelligence and security firm, a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel, and current producer and script adviser to the entertainment industry. He lives in Idaho with his wife and three sons, and has a daughter from a previous marriage.
CIA
Baker spent 17 years as a covert field operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, specializing in counterterrorism, counternarcotics and counterinsurgency operations.[1] He engaged in, organized and supervised operations around the globe, working in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and elsewhere.
Private sector
In December 2000,[2] after leaving government service, Baker co-founded Diligence. Baker left Diligence in 2004 to found Prescience LLC, another private intelligence company.[3] Baker returned to Diligence in 2009, when it acquired Prescience.[4][5] Baker is currently Diligence's President, Americas.[6]
Television, radio, and podcasting
Baker is a repeated panelist and guest host[7] on Fox News' Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue. He also serves as a technical advisor[8] for the entertainment industry.
When acting as the ombudsman on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld in 2011, Baker presented a graph of the "wanker gap" for the first half of the program.[9] Baker has never given an explanation of the meaning of the "wanker graph."
He appeared on Deadliest Warrior, episode "KGB vs. CIA," as a member of the CIA team. Baker was a trainer on Spy, a 2004 reality TV series in which amateurs were trained and evaluated in espionage techniques. He is also a frequent guest on the Opie & Anthony Radio Show on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio and Imus.
He recently appeared on the Opie and Anthony show on SiriusXM, after being booked by a parody Twitter account of the show's actual booker.
Mike has appeared on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, on episodes #541 & #767.
References
- ^ "The globe-trotting life of a real double agent".
- ^ "About Us". www.diligence.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy.
- ^ Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy.
- ^ http://www.intelligenceonline.com/business-intelligence-and-lobbying/2009/01/08/face-lift-for-diligence,54323906-ART
- ^ http://diligence.com/michael-g-baker-president-americas.html
- ^ "The Daily Gut". The Daily Gut. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ DiNardo, Kelly (2005-01-23). "Ex-CIA Operative Demystifies Spies". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "Halftime Report: 12/28/11". Fox News. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2011-12-29.