Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization 
Digital Hands
Location Tampa, Florida, United States Regions Tampa Bay Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Female
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Charlotte Baker, is an entrepreneur who co-founded Digital Hands in 2001, following other technology ventures, one in which she raised $155 million to launch. Digital Hands' proficiency is managed IT security services, with 100% onshore delivery, supporting clients in both the enterprise and public sectors. Under Baker's leadership,
Digital Hands gained national recognition, in 2008, as the winner of the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA) Star Award for "Service Excellence - Integrated Services" and for "Best Customer Commitment" in 2009. In 2011, Digital Hands was awarded the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) Award for "Service Excellence in Complex Applications Support" and in 2013, won the excellence award for "Innovation in the Delivery of Managed Services".
Baker has been the recipient of numerous personal accolades. She was named one of the Gulf Coast Business Review's "50 Most Powerful People on the Gulf Coast" and awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from eWomenNetwork. Other recognitions include CEO Magazine's "CEO of the Year" distinction and the Tampa Bay Business Journal's "Business Woman of the Year in Technology." In 2008, Baker was a Stevie Awards finalist for leading the "Best Overall Company of the Year" and went on to win a Stevie Award in 2009 for "Community Involvement Program of the Year". In 2014, Baker received the WIPP AT&T Innovator of the Year Award.
Baker is a frequent guest speaker on topics such as building entrepreneurial companies, advocacy of women in technology, and raising awareness of cyber security threats. Currently, Baker serves on the advisory board for TSIA's Managed Services discipline, on the Education Foundation Board of WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy), and on the Board of Trustees for the University of Tampa. She has held officer positions for the Tampa Bay Technology Forum and was one of the founding board members of this organization. Baker also launched Start-Up Young America, a non-profit designed to inspire children to be the next generation of entrepreneurs by experimenting with micro business plans that culminate in a hands-on annual sales forum.
Charlotte Baker earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Darden and a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce with dual concentrations in MIS and Marketing from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce.
