John Thomas Preston

Background

Preston, John Thomas was born on March 18, 1950 in Fullerton, California, United States. Son of Seaton Tinsley and Aline Marie (Debbaut) Preston.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1972; Master of Business Administration, Northwestern University, 1976.

Career

Managing director, Polyscience Corporation, Niles, Illinois, 1971-1977; associate director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1982; president, Visual Comm. Network, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982-1986; director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1996; president, Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Energy Technologies Inc. Director Molten Metal Technology, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1989, Energy Biosystems, The Woodlands, Texas, since 1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum, Cambridge, since 1993, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, since 1995, Clean Harbors, Medical Foods Inc., University Corporation Radiology, since 1996.

Achievements

• John Thomas Preston has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Gail Ellen Sandberg.

Father:

Seaton Tinsley Preston

Mother:

Aline Marie (Debbaut) Preston

Spouse:

Gail Ellen Sandberg.