Nelson C. Baker
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Strategy, College of Lifetime Learning
Nelson C. Baker is the interim senior associate dean for strategy for the College of Lifetime Learning, providing strategic guidance and institutional insights as well as continuing to serve as a faculty member for the College.
Having been one of the leaders in the Georgia Institute of Technology’s online programs’ creation, including the three affordable online master’s at scale, Baker was then one of the leading strategists who worked to create the College of Lifetime Learning through the rationale, governance processes, and initial formation. He then served as inaugural interim dean of the College of Lifetime Learning and professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. As interim dean, Baker led a multifaceted enterprise comprising Tech’s research, educational programs, activities, and services for the ongoing educational needs of individuals and the workforce throughout a lifetime, from the early stages of one’s life to the later stages of their career.
Having been one of the leaders in the Georgia Institute of Technology’s online programs’ creation, including the three affordable online master’s at scale, Baker was then one of the leading strategists who worked to create the College of Lifetime Learning through the rationale, governance processes, and initial formation. He then served as inaugural interim dean of the College of Lifetime Learning and professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. As interim dean, Baker led a multifaceted enterprise comprising Tech’s research, educational programs, activities, and services for the ongoing educational needs of individuals and the workforce throughout a lifetime, from the early stages of one’s life to the later stages of their career.