Core Field: Leadership & Business Strategy

The Academic

Jack Welch received his B.S. degree from his home town University of Massachusetts and in 1960 his M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois.

The Author

Upon his retirement from GE in 2001, Mr. Welch wrote his international best-selling autobiography, JACK: Straight From The Gut which was followed in April 2005 with his next book “Winning” .

The Speaker

Jack Welch is an experienced speaker who has spoken at engagements of all levels all around the world about leadership, business strategy and management.

The Award Winner

Welch is recognized as one of the greatest business leaders of our time, and over the past five years he has been given the following

• Manager of the Century by Fortune magazine and
• the Most Admired CEO of the last 20 years by Chief Executive Magazine readers and
• the World’s Greatest Leader by a Fast Company magazine survey

In Business

A long and successful career at General Electric (GE) began in 1960. Twenty one years later Mr Welch became the eighth Chairman and CEO. Transforming GE from a company filled with bureaucracy, to a dynamic, streamlined and more competitive business. During his time leading GE the company’s market value increased an incredible $387 billion, and during this period his innovations and ideas made him the most influential CEO of his time.

In his efforts to change and improve GE, he earned himself the nickname of "Neutron Jack" because of his reputation for being a hard and even ruthless manager.

Mr. Welch is currently the head of Jack Welch, LLC, where he advises a group of Fortune 500 business CEOs and speaks to businesspeople and students around the world.

You can read more about Jack Welch's ideas on his official website, The Welch Way, www.welchway.com.