Eli Smith, FACHE, is CEO, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center—Frisco. Smith has over 24 years of progressive experience. Areas of expertise include hospital operations, physician practice management, post-acute care operations, strategic planning and business development in both not-for-profit and for-profit care settings.

Prior to joining Baylor Scott & White Medical Center—Frisco, Smith served as COO of West Jefferson Medical Center, which is part of LCMC Health, a multihospital system located in Greater New Orleans. Smith has also served in multiple leadership roles with Carle Health, Urbana, Ill., Saint Francis Health System, Tulsa, Okla., and CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Smith is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.