Preston Smith serves as president of Premier Anesthesia, a national anesthesia management company. He brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience to his position and board certification in healthcare management as a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
He began his career as a healthcare attorney representing hospitals and medical practices, specializing in hospital law, medical malpractice defense, physician practices, dispute resolution and litigation. Preston also served as a senator in the Georgia General Assembly for four consecutive terms and was the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. As a result of his patient-centered advocacy and healthcare reforms, he was designated “Legislator of the Year” by a broad spectrum of healthcare organizations. In addition, he has been named among the “100 Most Influential Georgians” by Georgia Trend and ranked #1 nationally by the American Justice Partnership as a “National Hero” of the legal reform movement in the U.S.
Preston originally joined the Jackson Healthcare family of companies as president of Tyler & Company, a healthcare executive search firm. Prior to that, he was president of anesthesia for a national, multi-specialty professional medical service company, later holding the roles of chief revenue officer and chief compliance officer for its parent company. Preston holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia.
