Jack Welch
Legendary Former CEO of General Electric

Jack Welch’s management success and skills during his many years at General Electric have been well published and documented. Welch turned the struggling slow moving giant of a company into a dynamic growth company revered by many.

During his 20 years of leadership at General Electric (GE) Welch increased the value of the company from $13 billion to several hundred billion. During his 20 year reign of General Electric, one of Americas largest and most well known companies Jack Welch's management skills became almost legendary.

He joined GE in 1960 and was elected Vice President in 1972 and Vice Chairman in 1979. In 1981, he became the eighth and youngest Chairman and CEO in the Company's 121-year history. He retired in the fall of 2001.

Since retiring from his role as GE Chairman in 2001 Welch has written a best selling memoir "Jack, Straight from the Gut" and consults with several Fortune 500 businesses.

Mr. Welch, a native of Salem, Massachusetts, received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 1957 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.