Eric H. Baker is the Founder and CEO of viagogo.

Prior to viagogo, Eric co-founded StubHub.com, the leading U.S. online secondary ticketing company for live events. Eric took StubHub from an idea on a sheet of paper to a rapidly growing, profitable business that revolutionised the way that fans buy tickets in the secondary market and was acquired by eBay for $307MM. As President, Eric was primarily responsible for sales/business development, strategic planning, financing, and public relations.

Prior to StubHub, Eric was an associate with Bain Capital, a private equity firm based in Boston. At Bain Capital, Eric focused primarily on technology leveraged buyouts. Before that, Eric worked at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he focused primarily on the Internet and electronic commerce issues. Eric graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College (’95) and received his MBA at Stanford Business School (’01).

Eric has been quoted in publications including The Financial Times, The Guardian The Sun, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Business Week, Music Week, Billboard and The Sports Business Journal, and on international news services such as Bloomberg and Reuters . Eric has also appeared on broadcast outlets including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ESPN, Fox, BBC World Business Report, Sky News and National Public Radio in the US and the UK.