Campbell Mayor Jason Baker serves as on the VTA Board of Directors representing City Group 3 (the West Valley cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and the town of Los Gatos), having been appointed in 2014. He is a member of the Administration and Finance Committee, and serves as that committee’s chairperson for 2016, after having served in the same position for the latter portion of 2015. He also serves on the Governance & Audit Committee, the I-680 Sunol SMART Carpool Lane Joint Powers Board, and the VTA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Envisioning Silicon Valley.

Director Baker is a member of the Campbell City Council, having been elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. He serves as mayor for 2016, having previously served as vice mayor for 2015 and mayor for 2011.

As council member, Director Baker serves on a number of regional boards and commissions, particularly in the area of public safety and emergency preparedness. He serves or has served in many capacities for the Santa Clara County Cities Association, including as its representative to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, as the 2015 chairperson of its Board of Directors, and as chairperson of its Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Area Council. Additional regional assignments include serving as chairperson of the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority Board and as a Peninsula Division representative to the California League of Cities Public Safety Committee, which he has done since 2010. 

Director Baker earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science at UC Davis. After graduation, he was a Research Associate for the Violence Prevention Research Program at the UC Davis School of Medicine for two years prior to entering law school. Director Baker earned his law degree Cum Laude from the Santa Clara University School of Law. In addition, he completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government executive education program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He founded his own law firm, which since inception has been based in downtown Campbell. 

Administration and Finance Committee (A&F): Chairperson

Ad Hoc Committee – Envision Silicon Valley: Member

Governance and Audit Committee: Member

Board of Directors: VTA Board Member