James C. Baker, also known as Jim, has been Executive Vice President of Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company since June 2008. Mr. Baker was a Partner and Senior Managing Director at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. He was previously a Partner at the firm. Mr. Baker joined the firm in 2004 and was responsible for providing analytical support in the area of master limited partnerships. He was a part of the Energy Marketable Securities Team of the firm. Prior to that, he was a Director in the energy investment banking group at UBS Securities LLC, where he focused on securities underwriting and mergers and acquisitions in the master limited partnerships industry. Prior to joining UBS in 2000, Mr. Baker was an Associate in the energy investment banking group at PaineWebber Incorporated. He has earned an M.B.A. in Finance from the Southern Methodist University in 1997 and a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995.