Jim Baker

Mr. James C.
Baker is a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc., a Co-Managing Partner at KA Fund Advisors LLC, a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc., a Managing Partner & Co-Head at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, a Managing Partner & Co-Head of Energy at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Kayne Anderson Income Strategies Fund and a Senior Managing Director at KA First Reserve LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at Kayne Anderson Income Strategies Fund and Expression Therapeutics LLC.
Mr. Baker was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer by Kayne DL 2021, Inc., a President & Co-Chief Executive Officer by Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc., a President & Director by Kayne Anderson Energy Development Co., a President by Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc., and an Associate by PaineWebber, Inc. He also served on the board at K-Sea Transportation Partners LP, UBS Securities LLC, Petris Technology, Inc. and ProPetro Services, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.