Michael D. Baker has more than 30 years of experience in public and private sector consulting. Since founding the firm in 2000, he has led the company in building a national reputation for helping public sector agencies and private companies to tackle critical emerging public health, worker safety, environmental, emergency preparedness, and equity issues. Prior to founding MDB, Michael was the Managing Partner at The Widmeyer-Baker Group, a business he helped to establish and that grew to become the largest privately held communication firm in Washington, D.C. Michael is a respected adviser, renowned for his ability to help clients realize and address their organizational and issue-specific challenges, develop proactive and effective strategies, and provide strategic communications counsel.