“GE” .This is the DREAM LAND for an aspiring professional with a background in Electrical Engineering. It is a 130 year old company whose CEO is Jeff Immelt (ninth chairman of GE). His actual name is Jeffrey Robert Immelt born in 1956 in Cincinnati at Ohio. He is the acting Chairman of the Board and CEO of GE(General Electronic a US based conglomerate) who has been named one of the “World’s Best CEOs” three times by Barron’s. He holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Dart Mouth College and later he pursued his M.B.A from Harvard Business School in the year 1982.

Journey of Jeff Immelt:

• In the year 1982 he entered GE and donned many leading roles such as in GE’s Plastics, Appliance, and Medical businesses which is now known as GE Medical Healthcare.

• Later in the year 1997 he joined the GE Capital Board.

• In 2000 he was selected by GE’s Board of Directors as Chairman and CEO.

• In June 2004 he received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Dartmouth College from which he gained his B.A.

• Later in between 2006 and 2008 he received five honorary doctorates from five colleges namely  Northeastern University, Pepperdine University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Notre Dame and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

• Currently he is also on the board of the New York Federal Reserve Bank.