Kenneth S. Baer[1] (born October 17, 1972)[2] is an American political advisor and author who served as Associate Director for Communications and Strategic Planning and Senior Advisor for White House's Office of Management and Budget from 2009 to 2012.[3][4][5] He is the founder and co-editor of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas.[6] Baer is a former White House speechwriter, author, and analyst.[7] And he is the CEO and Founder of the strategic communications firm, Crosscut Strategies.[8]
Following the election of President Barack Obama in 2008, he was named Associate Director for Communications and Strategic Planning for Peter R. Orszag, then director of the Office of Management and Budget. Baer remained in the position when Orszag resigned, and left OMB in July 2012.[11]
Baer is the author of Reinventing Democrats: The Politics of Liberalism from Reagan to Clinton. He has also published commentaries in Slate, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. He has appeared as a political analyst on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, ABC News, NPR, BBC, and CBC.