Brandon Baker is a Journalist, Motivational Speaker and Youth Mentor.

He received AA degrees in Communication and Sociology and is currently enrolled at Cal State Los Angeles pursuing his BA in Communication.

He is the epitome of transformation: at the age of 18 years old he was sentenced to life in prison. After 25 years of incarceration, he was released and now lives a life of service and purpose.

Brandon has worked as a Trauma Talks Facilitator and Inside Coordinator for the 64 Days of Nonviolence campaign with Compassion Prison Project. He is a testament of change that is created by compassion. He aspires to create change in society by extending compassion to the world.