Darnell Smith is chair of the JAX Chamber and the North Florida Market president for Florida Blue. In his role, Mr. Smith is responsible for Florida Blue’s business market growth, as well as customer and community engagement across 36 North Florida counties, stretching from Palm Coast through Pensacola.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Smith was group vice president of Service Organization and Business Process Management Organization where he was responsible for leading a team of approximately 2,000 people who provide service to more than 3 million customers each year.
Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Florida State University. He is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, the Advanced HR Executive Program at the University of Michigan, and Leadership Jacksonville.