Betsy Baker

Betsy Baker is an Alaska-based international lawyer and Global Fellow at the Wilson Center Polar Institute. Her extensive work on ocean law and Arctic policy as law professor, consultant, and director of an Alaska-based marine science organization includes projects for the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Arctic Council PAME working group, the Ocean Conservancy, and the US State Department Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, among many others. Her ongoing work with marine scientists, policymakers, and resource managers active in the polar areas includes service on science advisory panels for major transdisciplinary Arctic research projects in the European Union, Finland, Japan, and the United States.