Dwight Baker

Dwight Baker became the third president of Baker Book House Company in 1997, following his father, Richard Baker, and his grandfather/company founder, Herman Baker. Dwight entered the business while in middle school, working in the shipping department at the family bookstore. During college Dwight joined the publishing division, and he became art director upon graduation. With the formation of a non-family company board in 2012, Dwight served as chair until 2020.

Dwight has served as chair on three other boards—Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, Theological Book Network, and the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. For more than fifteen years he has also been a tutor and Kids Hope mentor for urban students. He’ll be outdoors whenever possible, enjoying the amazing natural areas of Michigan.