Len B. Preslar Jr. (born August 13, 1947) is an American business educator who has been a Distinguished Professor of Practice at Wake Forest University since 2009. Early life and education Born in Concord, North Carolina, Preslar was raised in Winston-Salem. He earned a bachelor's degree from High Point University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Career Prior to his career in academics, he worked as the CEO and president of the North Carolina Baptist Hospital of 18 years before retiring in 2007. References 1947 births Living people Wake Forest University faculty People from Concord, North Carolina People from Winston-Salem, North Carolina High Point University alumni University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni