Jack Welch, who recently completed a remarkably productive 40-year career at General Electric, is an American business icon. During his 20 years as chairman and chief executive officer of GE, from 1981 to 2001, Welch turned the company into one of America’s most admired and consistently profitable companies. Managing businesses as diverse as the NBC television network, GE Capital, and GE Power Systems, Welch pioneered innovative management techniques such as Six Sigma. Since leaving GE, Welch has become a consultant to other CEOs and an author. His memoir, Jack: Straight from the Gut, has been an international best-seller. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, he holds a masters and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.
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