Jack Welch

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• Motivation & Teamwork

Jack Welch was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Massachusetts and his M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.

The Rise to the Top

Jack began his career with the General Electric Company in 1960 and in 1981 became the company’s eighth Chairman & CEO. In his 20 years as CEO of General Electric, he transformed the company from a bureaucratic behemoth to a dynamic and revered powerhouse. During his tenure, GE market value grew from $13 billion to $400 billion. In the process, Welch’s management innovations have made him the most influential CEO of his era.

Upon his retirement from GE in 2001, Mr. Welch wrote his international best-selling autobiography, JACK: Straight From The Gut. He has also spent much of his time travelling around the world, speaking to people at every level of an organization, answering their questions on dozens of wide-ranging topics. These sessions were the inspiration for his new best-selling book, Winning.

In 2000 he was named Manager of the Century by Fortune magazine. In 2005, he was voted Most Admired CEO of the past 20 years by Chief Executive magazine readers and the World’s Greatest Leader today in a Fast Company magazine survey.

Mr. Welch is currently the head of Jack Welch, LLC, where he serves as an advisor to a small group of Fortune 500 business CEOs and speaks to business people and students around the world. He and his wife Suzy write a bi-weekly column for Business Week magazine and a world-wide weekly syndicated column appearing in over 25 countries answering questions about business, company, or career challenges.

Communicator Extraordinaire

Jack's genius is his natural capacity to communicate with people and is acclaimed for his insights on how businesses and people can achieve excellence. His tremendous leadership and inspirational skills made him into one of the most successful business leaders of all time.

In anecdotal detail and with self-effacing humour, Jack Welch delivers his message in interviews with a fire and pragmatism honed through his vast experience as the leader of the world's biggest business. His down to earth, direct and powerful style make him highly sought after at events worldwide

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