Nigel Baker
- Role
- The National Archives Board
Non-executive Board Member
About
Nigel is a media executive with wide experience at senior management and board level in for-profit companies and the charitable sector.
He is chair of the Sky News Board – an independent body established to safeguard the channel’s editorial independence and funding after the Sky Group was bought by the US telecoms company, Comcast, in 2018.
He was previously vice-president of international business operations for the international news agency, Associated Press (AP). His role included leading strategic change in the agency’s operations in the UK, US and Germany.
Nigel’s career has immersed him in creating and curating factual content with an earlier background as a journalist with AP, ITN and Reuters.
He holds a business doctorate from Chester University, examining the impact of Big Tech’s ethics on corporate philanthropy, and a master’s from Brunel University London in multimedia computing for E-commerce.