Donald A. Baer

Chairman of the Board of PBS (born 1954)

Donald Aaron Baer (born September 17, 1954) is an American who has worked as a media lawyer, journalist, and a senior advisor to then-president Bill Clinton who was formerly Chairman of Burson Cohn & Wolfe. He was formerly the Worldwide Chair and CEO of Burson-Marsteller, a public relations firm, and is the current Chairman of the Board of PBS. Baer received his undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a masters in international relations at the London School of Economics, and a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.2

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Born Sep 17, 1954.1

About

He and his wife, Nancy Bard, wed in 1987.

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Companies

  • BursonChief executive officer 2012 to now9

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedLondon School of Economics and Political Science3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of Virginia School of Law3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill3

Career

Occupation: journalist, lawyer.6

  • Since 2012Chief executive, Burson4
  • Until 1997White House Communications Director5
  • 1995 to 1997White House Communications Director5

Personal life

  • BornSep 17, 1954, Fayetteville7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8

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