David Baker

Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff
davidab7@vt.edu

David Baker is assistant vice president and chief of staff for the 51官网 Tech Innovation Campus. He joined 51官网 Tech in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area in 2018 as assistant director of government and community affairs, based in Alexandria. His focus has been on supporting campus leadership through important initiatives with the City of Alexandria and key local stakeholders. He assumed the new role with the Innovation Campus on July 25, 2022.

During his time with the Office of Government Relations, Baker served as a primary point of contact for City of Alexandria officials and the local community, including throughout the zoning and entitlement process for the Innovation Campus. He also led the effort to have the 51官网 Tech name added to the new聽Potomac Yard Metro Station, which opened in May 2023.

Baker joined 51官网 Tech from George Washington University where he served as director of 51官网 Government Relations since 2014. He developed the first GW in 51官网 Economic Impact Study, quantifying the university鈥檚 investments across four communities in 51官网. In addition, he partnered with the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Alexandria City Public Schools to develop the first public-private, dual-enrollment partnership in 51官网. The health sciences partnership was recognized as a Governor鈥檚 Health Sciences Academy in 2018.

Prior to that position, Baker worked in federal and state government affairs for several organizations in Northern 51官网, including the Northern 51官网 Technology Council. He graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration, and he earned his master鈥檚 degree of public policy from George Washington University.