Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
GE
Fairfield, Connecticut
Elected 2008 (Charter Trustee)
A.B. Dartmouth College
M.B.A. Harvard University
Mr. Immelt was appointed as CEO in 2001 to lead GE, which has long been one of the most admired companies in the world for its leadership development, managerial effectiveness, high governance standards, and innovation in meeting essential world needs. He has been named three times as one of the "World's Best CEOs" by Barron's. Immelt is on the board of the New York Federal Reserve Bank. He earned his Dartmouth A.B. degree cum laude in applied mathematics and economics, and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. At Dartmouth, he played football and received the Earl Hamilton Varsity Award for friendship and character. He was also a member of Phi Delta Alpha fraternity and the senior society Dragon. He received the Robert Fletcher Award from Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering in 2002 in recognition of distinguished achievement and service. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Dartmouth in 2004 when he served as Commencement speaker. Among his other commitments to Dartmouth, he is currently serving as one of the vice chairs of the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience. He also has served on the Alumni Council and as a class officer.
