1. Jeffrey Robert Immelt was born on February 19,1956 and is an American manufacturing executive working as a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates.
31 Facts About Jeff Immelt
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Jeff Immelt previously was the CEO of General Electric from 2001 to 2017, and the CEO of GE's Medical Systems division from 1997 to 2000.
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Jeff Immelt was born on February 19,1956, in Cincinnati, the son of Donna Rosemary, a school teacher, and Joseph Francis Jeff Immelt, who managed the General Electric Aircraft Engines Division.
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Jeff Immelt was president of his fraternity, Phi Delta Alpha.
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Jeff Immelt joined General Electric in 1982, working in GE's plastics, appliances, and healthcare businesses.
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Jeff Immelt became a GE corporate officer in 1989, joined the GE Capital board in 1997 and took the reins of the corporate leadership of GE Healthcare before assuming his position as CEO in 2001.
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Jeff Immelt had an empty private jet following his own private jet, in case there were delays with his primary jet.
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On June 12,2017, GE announced that Immelt would retire as CEO and would be replaced by John L Flannery.
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Jeff Immelt was initially a top candidate to become CEO of Uber, replacing founder Travis Kalanick.
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Jeff Immelt was initially Kalanick's favorite for the post, in part because he was still open to Kalanick still having a significant role.
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Jeff Immelt withdrew from consideration after a director privately told him he had no chance at getting the job.
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On February 7,2018, Jeff Immelt became the executive chairman of the board at athenahealth, a private American health care company that provides network-enabled services for point-of-care mobile apps.
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Jeff Immelt joined the board of directors of Radiology Partners two weeks later.
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On June 6,2018, Jeff Immelt was named executive chairman of athenahealth.
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Jeff Immelt became a board member of Tuya Smart in September 2019.
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Jeff Immelt attended the Consumer Electronics Show in 2020 on behalf of Tuya Smart.
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On June 30,2020, Jeff Immelt was announced as an advisor to Built Robotics, a company develops vehicular automation hardware and software.
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Jeff Immelt joined Eric Sellman, Vice President of Civil at Mortenson, in the role.
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Jeff Immelt is on the board of two non-profit organizations.
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Jeff Immelt was a Charter Trustee of his alma mater, Dartmouth, from 2008 to 2016.
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Jeff Immelt has served Dartmouth on its Alumni Council and as a class officer.
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Jeff Immelt has spoken about the benefits of football to his career.
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Jeff Immelt has returned to his hometown High School, Finneytown, to contribute to the Finneytown Schools Education Foundation.
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Jeff Immelt was chairman of The Business Council from 2005 to 2006.
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Jeff Immelt was as a member of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2006 to 2011.
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Jeff Immelt was appointed to the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board in 2009 and appointed chairman in 2011.
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Jeff Immelt was named to Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2009.
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Jeff Immelt was awarded the 2014 American Football Coaches Association Tuss McLaughry Award, given to a distinguished American for the highest distinction in service to others.
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On 24 December 2015, Jeff Immelt was ranked by the British online business blog and magazine Richtopia at number 50 in the list of 500 Most Influential CEOs.
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In 2017, Jeff Immelt was honored with an Edison Achievement Award for his commitment to innovation throughout his executive managerial career.
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Jeff Immelt is married to his wife Andrea and they have one daughter, Sarah.