[3][4][5][6] During his 30 years at MIT, Preston held multiple positions mostly focused on the interface between the university and industry and entrepreneurship.
Preston was awarded the rank of Knight of the Order of National Merit of France (Ordre national du Mérite) by François Mitterrand and the Hammer Award for Reinventing Government (National Partnership for Reinventing Government by Al Gore.
[citation needed] Preston has previously served as a Board Advisor to Mars, Incorporated.
on the board of Clean Harbors, Green Cement, and Vantem Global.
[citation needed] He was previously on the board of ExThera Medical.