Bakari Baker

Bakari Baker, MPH, Ph.D., currently serves as the Director of Environmental, Health & Safety at TreeHouse Foods since December 2022. Previously, Bakari worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from November 2012 to December 2022, holding roles as Project Manager and Health Scientist, where responsibilities included managing audit teams and conducting complex evaluations to enhance program efficiency. Bakari has also contributed to academia as an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Illinois Chicago. Earlier experience includes positions at Exelon Nuclear as a Nuclear Oversight Auditor and Operational Chemistry Supervisor, along with roles at Alberto Culver as both Chemist and Quality Assurance Chemist. Bakari holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health Sciences and a Master of Public Health in Environmental Occupational Health Science from the University of Illinois Chicago, in addition to a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Clark Atlanta University.