Guy E. Baker

Guy Eugene Baker is an American business executive, speaker and author, and is known as in financial services, as a life insurance, and wealth management expert. Baker served as Pacific Life's USC campus manager and then as a chair of the company's Agent Advisory Board for ten years.

In 2021, Forbes Magazine selected Baker on its national list of Top 250 Financial Security Professionals. In 2023, he ranked number 30 on Forbes Magazine's Top Financial Security Professionals Best-in-State California.

Education In 1967, Baker earned his B.S. in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and in 1968, he earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California. From the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania he earned a Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS), a Master of Science in Management (MSM), class 1984, 1985, and a PhD in Financial and Retirement Planning in 2018.

Career Baker joined Pacific Life's Los Angeles office as an agent while studying at McKenna College, following his graduation from McKenna College he served as the manager of Pacific Life's USC campus office for two years. In 1996, with Stan Mountford, he co-founded BMI Consulting to address strategies for closely held businesses. Baker has qualified for the MDRT 53 times, beginning in 1970, and as a member of the Top of the Table 45 times.

In 2021, Forbes Magazine selected Baker for its national list of Top 250 Financial Security Professionals, ranking him at number 193 with a career total death benefits placed on clients valued at more than $2 billion.

Baker was on the faculty of Personal Financial Planning designation taught at the University of California, Irvine. Some of Baker's books are:

Honors and recognitions Baker has received several honors including: 1993, Preston Hotchkis “Distinguished Achievement Award,” Pacific Life Insurance Company. 2019, The John Newton Russell Award (for life achievement), National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.