Charles Duane Baker Jr. (born November 13, 1956) is an American politician serving as the sixth president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 72nd governor of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2023, and held two cabinet positions under two of the state's previous governors.

Mar 1, 2023 · Charlie Baker assumed the duties as the NCAA's sixth president on March 1, 2023. He was hired for the position on Dec. 15, 2022, as he neared the conclusion of his term as the 72nd governor of Massachusetts.

Dec 15, 2022 · The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) today announced that Charlie Baker, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will serve as the next NCAA President, assuming the role effective March 2023.

Apr 1, 2024 · Baker is holding out hope for a literal act of Congress, which would give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption. This would give the organization more legal freedom to set its own rules on college sports.

Feb 24, 2024 · Charlie Baker spoke Friday in Washington, D.C., as federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that suspends NCAA's name, image, likeness rules.

Aug 14, 2023 · NCAA President Charlie Baker penned an open letter to inform the membership of the recent progress the Association has made in gender equity, NIL, and health insurance

Dec 21, 2023 · NCAA President Charlie Baker is drawing on lessons learned during his eight years as a Republican governor in a Massachusetts dominated by Democrats as he tries to help the college athletic association navigate increasingly choppy political waters.

Mar 1, 2023 · Former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker did a 30-minute interview with The Associated Press just days before he officially began his new job as NCAA president.

Dec 11, 2024 · Federal laws could help the NCAA supersede a patchwork of conflicting state laws and eliminate the threat of additional lawsuits. NCAA president Charlie Baker says the looming House settlement...

Jan 14, 2025 · NCAA Charlie Baker addressed the NCAA Convention on Tuesday evening in Nashville with a tone that preached optimism amid shifting tides, noting the importance of modernizing player compensation and gains the organization has made this year, such as running a deficit-free budget.