Gary Baker became a Financial Advisor in 1992 and is a Managing Director - Investments and PIM® Portfolio Manager. With a sound record of guiding clients through various market cycles and over 30 years of experience, he has developed a unique approach to investment management focused on tactical asset allocation and fund selection.
His clientele includes 401(k) and retirement plans for dentists, doctors, and small business owners in addition to many affluent families and individuals. In 2022, 2023 and 2025, Gary had the distinction of being recognized as one of the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors. East Park Group was also recognized as one of the 2025 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams.
Prior to joint Wells Fargo Advisors, he spent 18 years at Merrill Lynch, with 15 of them as the Coordinator for Separately Managed Accounts and Mutual Funds. Gary is a CRPC® and Certified Investment Management Analyst® designee who completed his executive education at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and Business Management from Georgia Southern University.
Outside of the office, Gary serves on the Advisor Board for the Exchange Club Family Center for the prevention of child abuse and is a supporter of the Interfaith Dental Clinic. He was also a two-term president of the Bellevue Exchange Club and actively involved with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Gary and his wife, Laura, have three children and four grandchildren and live in Brentwood, Tennessee.
2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors; Awarded April 2025; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/23- 6/30/24 (Source: Forbes.com). 2023 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2023; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/21 - 6/30/22. 2022 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2022; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/20 - 6/30/21.
2025 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams: Awarded January 2025; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 3/31/23 – 3/31/24 (Source: Forbes.com).
View Award Disclosures The PIM program is not designed for excessively traded or inactive accounts and is not appropriate for all investors. Please carefully review the Wells Fargo Advisors advisory disclosure document for a full description of our services. The minimum account size for this program is $50,000.
