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Brian Baker oversees Widevine’s business strategy and financing. Baker founded the company in May 1999 and was promoted to the position of CEO in 2001. Baker has raised over $65 million in equity and debt financing from venture funds and strategic corporate partners. During his tenure Widevine has achieved profitability and become the global leader in providing multiplatform content protection for IP video services. He is Widevine’s primary interface to the major motion picture studios and broadcasters. Baker is also the sole and/or co-author of many issued and pending international patents for content protection and video optimization.

Prior to the creation of Widevine, Baker held a business development role at Advanced Radio Technologies, a developer of microwave broadband technologies and services. Baker holds a degree from the University of Washington School of Business with a concentration in Computer Science and Corporate Finance.

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