Chief Information Officer

• Jan 2021 - Present

Member of the Board of Governors

• Jul 2015 - Jun 2023

Managing Partner

• 2018 - Jan 2021

As a reliable partner, Preston drives business value by fulfilling business strategy through transformation of organizational practices, business processes and technology alignment and implementation. For more complex and larger companies, he has specialized in merger and acquisition planning and coordination, IT transformation, integration and technology strategy engagement. Sample projects include: - interim CIO while delivering transformation strategy, for a premier academic medical center; - technology review and finalists assessment, and strategy, for a regional health system; and - organizational evaluation and assessment of the design group for a leading national manufacturer. Show less

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer

• 2015 - 2018

Responsible for strategy and execution of the enterprise-wide information technology organziation of Wisconsin's largest health care system ($5.3 billion revenue in 2017, 6% margin, and 44,000 employees). Ultimately, key executive in merging the organization with the largest Illinois health care system, Advocate Health, to become Advocate Aurora Health. Responsible for strategy and execution of the enterprise-wide information technology organziation of Wisconsin's largest health care system ($5.3 billion revenue in 2017, 6% margin, and 44,000 employees). Ultimately, key executive in merging the organization with the largest Illinois health care system, Advocate Health, to become Advocate Aurora Health.

Member of the Board of Directors

• 2015 - 2018

Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

• 2005 - 2015

Led all aspects of the corporate shared-services IT group of this $40 billion (annual sales) Fortune 79, Forbes 48 global pharmaceutical (life sciences), nutrition, medical devices manufacturer, and diversified healthcare company. With the Abbott-Abbvie separation in 2013, conitnued to be responsible for IT infrastructure and end-user services for Abbvie via transition service agreements through the end of 2015.

Division Vice President, Information Services & Technology

• 2000 - 2005

Recruited externally as the IT corporate shared services leader reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer. Led improvements in organizational performance and productivity with comprehensive business cases for infrastructure and applications rationalization, consolidating 200+ data centers to three worldwide support centers and harmonizing 10,000 applications to just a few thousand.

Senior Vice President and CIO

• 1999 - 2000

Led the entire IT function including all strategy and execution for this $3 billion regional managed care insurer and largest Minnesota healthcare delivery system. Led the entire IT function including all strategy and execution for this $3 billion regional managed care insurer and largest Minnesota healthcare delivery system.

Vice President and CIO

• 1998 - 1999

Managed the pharmaceutical benefits management (PBM) subsidiary's IT group within this $17 billion global pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company. Also, corporate-wide, facilitated the integration of over 800 IT employees across the three subsidiaries within the Healthcare Services sector. Managed the pharmaceutical benefits management (PBM) subsidiary's IT group within this $17 billion global pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company. Also, corporate-wide, facilitated the integration of over 800 IT employees across the three subsidiaries within the Healthcare Services sector.

Vice President and CIO

• 1994 - 1998

One of three corporate officers reporting to the CEO of this newly developed $500 million, 10,000 employee, integrated delivery system (IDS) comprised of the two largest Colorado medical centers along with associated PHOs and MSOs, a 225+ physician group practice, and 50% owner of the area's fastest-growing HMO. One of three corporate officers reporting to the CEO of this newly developed $500 million, 10,000 employee, integrated delivery system (IDS) comprised of the two largest Colorado medical centers along with associated PHOs and MSOs, a 225+ physician group practice, and 50% owner of the area's fastest-growing HMO.

Vice President, Information Services & Technology

• 1983 - 1994

Officer in charge of IT for this new $500 million joint venture of the Rush System, a $2 billion premier regional multi-hospital tertiary health system, and Prudential Insurance of Illinois, which quickly became the third largest managed care organization (MCO) in the Chicago area covering more than 350,000 members in the 23-office staff model HMO, network/IPA-model HMO, and point-of-service preferred provider organization (PPO). Promoted to youngest VP in the Rush System in 1987. Officer in charge of IT for this new $500 million joint venture of the Rush System, a $2 billion premier regional multi-hospital tertiary health system, and Prudential Insurance of Illinois, which quickly became the third largest managed care organization (MCO) in the Chicago area covering more than 350,000 members in the 23-office staff model HMO, network/IPA-model HMO, and point-of-service preferred provider organization (PPO). Promoted to youngest VP in the Rush System in 1987.

Founder

• 1978 - 1983

Established the premier dental/medical software and consulting firm in the Chicagoland area delivering original systems engineering and development, finances, marketing, and sales. Demonstrated accomplished entrepreneurial skills which still serve as the foundation for running effective internal shared-services functions. Established the premier dental/medical software and consulting firm in the Chicagoland area delivering original systems engineering and development, finances, marketing, and sales. Demonstrated accomplished entrepreneurial skills which still serve as the foundation for running effective internal shared-services functions.