NPC Headliners: Charlie Baker
Registration to this event is essential in gaining access to the Club.
Jul 24 2025
WHEN:
Jul 24, 2025 at 9:30am
WHERE:
Holeman Lounge
CONTACT INFO:
Cecily Scott Martin
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Headliner
Registration/tickets required
NCAA President and former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Breakfast on Thursday, July 24th.
Charlie Baker became President of the NCAA in March 2023, bringing with him a unique blend of leadership experience from both the private and public sectors. As the former two-term Governor of Massachusetts, he earned a national reputation for bipartisan leadership, fiscal discipline, and pragmatic problem-solving. Before public office, he held executive roles in healthcare and business, where he focused on reform, innovation, and service delivery.
Now at the helm of college athletics during one of its most transformational moments, President Baker is confronting the pressing challenges and opportunities facing student-athletes, universities, and the NCAA itself. From navigating the evolving landscape of name, image, and likeness (NIL), to ensuring equity, fairness, and competitive balance in collegiate sports, his leadership comes at a time when the very future of amateur athletics is being redefined.
The event begins with breakfast in the Holeman Lounge at 9:30 a.m., followed by moderated Q&A beginning at 10:00 a.m. National Press Club members may purchase up to two tickets for the discounted $20 member rate. Non-member tickets cost $30.
To reserve a table of 8 and for all ticketing-related questions, please email [email protected]. All guest information must be confirmed 72 hours before the start of the event. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase.
To submit a question in advance for the speaker, put NCAA in the subject line and email it to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting questions in advance is 6:00 p.m. on the day prior to the event.