Steve Baker’s career began in the Royal Air Force as an engineer officer working with Tornado, Jaguar and the Adour aero engine. He became a Chartered Engineer through the Royal Aeronautical Society and held a military airworthiness licence. After his time with the RAF, he read for an MSc in Computer Science at Oxford University (St Cross College) and joined a specialist, entrepreneurial software firm as Head of Consulting and Product Manager before taking on various senior roles in business software.

Steve was elected to Parliament representing Wycombe in 2010. He served first on the Transport Select committee before moving to the Treasury Committee. He was twice elected to the Executive of the Conservative 1922 Committee by Parliamentary colleagues.

Working in partnership with Toby Baxendale, Dr. Tim Evans and Dr. Anthony Evans, he established The Cobden Centre, an educational charity for social progress through honest money, free trade and peace. He has been instrumental in assembling a team of academics, entrepreneurs, banking practitioners and parliamentarians capable of formulating, advocating and delivering the banking reforms we need.