Gideon Baum Succeeds Alex Swedlow as CWCI President

Gideon Baum succeeded Alex Swedlow to become the fifth president of the California Workers' Compensation Institute, effective Monday. Baum joined CWCI as chief operating officer in February 2024. CWCI in January announced that its board of directors elected Baum to fill the vacancy created by Swedlow's retirement. Baum was vice president of policy at the California Hospital Association from 2021 to 2024. Before that, he was a consultant to the California State Senate Committee on Labor and Public Employment, where he was closely involved in significant workers’ compensation...