Simon Baker
Founder, Executive Chairman & Partner
Simon is chairman of our executive committee, a member of the investment committee and he sets the firm’s vision and development of strategies and services. He also has responsibility for the firm’s Family Office clients.
Before launching BakerAvenue in 2004, Simon was a Managing Director at Bank of America Securities, Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ) and Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB).
Simon is a Trustee at Lycée Francais de San Francisco and an active member of the San Francisco chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO). Simon lives in Marin with his wife Emilie and children Barclay, Oscar & Juliette.
Making an Impact
Simon helped start the Baker/Simpson fellowship. Each year, the group gives five fully paid scholarships to students from Hartwick College, his alma mater. Students work at a San Francisco start-up and end the summer encouraged, uplifted and realizing anything is possible—with the only requirement they pay it forward with their own positive efforts
A Secret About Simon
For a summer job, Simon covered Wimbledon for HBO during a year that had constant rain delays. During one stormy stoppage, Simon challenged Chris Collinsworth, the famed sportscaster, to a live “slide off” down a muddy embankment. Chris literally jumped into the challenge while Simon, the instigator, held back. Simon’s response: “Those crazy Americans.”
