Jeff Immelt

GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt told nearly 5,000 Navy midshipmen, faculty and staff last night at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, that he is optimistic about America’s future and that winning requires that we work harder, work smarter and work together. Immelt said that there was “only [...]

President Barack Obama’s visit to GE’s Schenectady campus today threw the spotlight on a host of technologies — from massive steam turbines to the latest in renewable energy — all taking shape in GE’s birthplace. The investment in those technologies has translated into exports — and into jobs, with more [...]

Today President Barack Obama named GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt as chair of his outside panel of economic advisors: the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Having been an original member of the newly renamed panel since 2009, Immelt’s new role is part of a long history of public [...]

With Barack Obama’s having announced today that GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt will chair the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, Immelt carries on a long tradition of GE leaders who have served not only their company, but also their countries for the greater good. From Jack Welch providing [...]

When it comes to castles, “big moats” are tougher and more costly to build — but they’re also much better at keeping people out. With manufacturing, big investments that bring to market advanced technologies can have the same effect — keeping the competition from ever getting close.
As The New York [...]

Smart grids are the future of energy distribution and represent a significant front in the effort to lower global emissions.
Using advanced metering technology, they create a two-way communication between the grid and appliances and are able to smoothly bring more renewable energy into the system . The net result is [...]

The $500 million being invested in R&D in China as part of today’s $2 billion announcement is far from an isolated development. Rather, it’s building on the work of GE’s 1,400-person China Technology Center in Shanghai, which has become a hub for fundamental research, new product development, and engineering services [...]