Christopher B. Baker ’71

Christopher B. Baker ’71, of Madison, N.J.; Dec. 28, after a short illness. His business career was spent in the telecommunications industry, starting at Bell Labs as an engineer working on the pioneering electronic switching system—the computer technology that eventually replaced the old electromechanical technology of the Bell system. He went on to hold management positions at AT&T and Lucent Technologies. He is survived by three siblings and their families, including brother Wallace Baker ’69.