General Electric

General Electric was an American industrial and technology company founded in 1892. Its businesses included aviation, power generation, and healthcare before it divided into separate companies in 2024.

Thomas Edison: Thomas Edison was an American inventor and entrepreneur whose inventions included the practical incandescent lamp and phonograph. Edison's electric-lighting businesses were among the predecessors combined to form GE.
GE Aviation: GE Aviation was GE's aircraft-engine business, renamed GE Aerospace after GE's corporate separation. Aircraft engines became one of GE's major technology businesses.
Jack Welch: Jack Welch was GE's chief executive officer from 1981 to 2001, known for restructuring the company and expanding its financial businesses. Welch's management and acquisitions defined GE's late-twentieth-century strategy.
GE Aerospace: GE Aerospace is an aircraft-engine manufacturer formed from GE's aerospace business after the 2024 corporate separation. It carries forward GE's aviation business as an independent company.
Thomson-Houston Electric Company: Thomson-Houston Electric Company was an American manufacturer of electrical equipment that merged with Edison General Electric in 1892. Its merger with Edison General Electric created the company.
GE Power: GE Power was GE's business supplying power-generation equipment and services, including gas and steam turbines. This business supplied equipment central to GE's long-standing role in electricity generation.
Jeffrey Immelt: Jeffrey Immelt was GE's chief executive officer from 2001 to 2017. Immelt led GE through the aftermath of the financial crisis and a major portfolio shift.
GE Vernova: GE Vernova is an energy-technology company formed from GE's power, renewable-energy, and digital businesses. It carries forward GE's energy businesses after the corporate separation.
Edison General Electric: Edison General Electric was an electrical manufacturing company formed in 1889 from Thomas Edison's businesses. It was the other principal company in GE's 1892 formation.
GE Healthcare: GE HealthCare is a medical-technology company that makes imaging, ultrasound, and patient-monitoring equipment. Healthcare technology was one of GE's major operating businesses and became a separate company.

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