Nathan Baker

Nathan Baker is a senior executive, consultant and former Chief Executive specialising in operational improvement, organisational transformation and capability development. Drawing on leadership experience across the military, a FTSE 100 company, professional bodies, chartered institutes and SMEs, he combines strategic vision with a strong track record of delivery.

 Nathan specialises in learning-led transformation, operating model redesign and governance improvement. Drawing on experience leading organisations across the research, engineering, education, professional membership and defence sectors as a Chief Executive, Director and senior executive, he now advises rapidly scaling SMEs (£2m-£25m turnover) to improve performance, profitability, customer satisfaction and long-term organisational capability. Notable achievements include:

• Transformed a loss‑making consultancy into a 11% profit centre while delivering a 43% reduction in carbon emissions.

• Secured more than £8 million in funding and commercial contracts across major engineering, defence and utilities organisations, advancing education, training and workforce development programmes.

• Directed large‑scale education, learning and public engagement initiatives for a global membership body, including a bicentenary campaign reaching over 50 million people, mobilising 4,000 volunteers. Modernised learning and knowledge‑sharing services for 90,000+ members.

• Delivered major transformation programmes for a leading defence and engineering provider, including a five‑year capability strategy driving significant growth, post‑acquisition integration delivering substantial annual synergies, leadership of a large training operations unit, and performance improvements that increased learner output by 40% and quality by 10%.

• Refocused a not-for-profit organisation with a new five‑year strategy and delivered the first phase, securing new contracts and building a strong commercial pipeline.

Sector Expertise

Research | Engineering | Education and Training | Professional Bodies | Defence | SMEs | Not for Profit Organisations

Example Education Sector Clients

University advisory boards, the Royal School of Military Engineering, leading professional institutions, and organisations delivering education, training, skills and workforce development programmes.

Board & Advisory Positions:

Association of Accounting Technicians, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, and several universities.