Haskell

Preston H. Haskell is founder and chairman of The Haskell Company, the world’s largest design/build contractor in the general buildings sector. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Princeton and an MBA from Harvard. He also did additional graduate study at MIT.

A recipient of numerous civic and educational awards, he has served as chairman of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), director of the Civil Engineering Research Foundation, trustee of Princeton University, director of the Baptist Medical Center, and chair of the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art. Preston has also been involved in about 20 different activities at the local, state, and national levels.

Preston and Joan, who is active in the Garden Club of America, live in Jacksonville, FL.