Thomas Priselac

Thomas Priselac is president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai and an advocate for improving quality and access in health care. From 1988 to 1993, he was Cedars-Sinai’s executive vice president, and prior to that, he was on the executive staff of Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh. Priselac has chaired the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the American Hospital Association, where, in 2009, he had an instrumental role in developing the Affordable Care Act. He currently serves on the boards of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, the Civic Alliance, and the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs.