INTERVIEW: Richard Baker, CEO, Manaed Funds Association

Although Richard Baker is not quite the gamekeeper turned poacher, his appointment as head of the Managed Funds Association was an interesting one for the lobby group. Kris Devasabai asks what his plans are for the organisation and the hedge fund industry

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Richard Baker is an unlikely champion of the hedge fund industry.

A career politician with over 25 years of legislative experience, Baker took on the role of president and CEO of the Managed Funds Association (MFA) in February 2008.

Based in Washington, DC, MFA represents US hedge fund professionals, funds of funds and commodity trading advisors as well as industry service providers.

As a Congressman he gained a reputation as a crusader against excessive risk taking and shady deals in the

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