Charlie Baker is an American politician and businessman who served as the 72nd Governor of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held positions as the Secretary of Administration and Finance under Governor Mitt Romney and as the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Baker was born on November 13, 1956, in Needham, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. During his governorship, he focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare reform, gaining a reputation for bipartisanship.