Jeff Immelt: Head of new White House' Jobs and Competitiveness Board' The ‘Jobs and Competitiveness’ board will advise the President on job creation policies and on the establishment on long term growth strategies. 
BORN: February 19, 1956 Cincinnati, Ohio
EDUCATION: B.A. degree in applied mathematics from Dartmouth College in 1978 and an
M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1982.
CAREER:
Appointed head of ‘Jobs and Competitiveness Board’ by President Obama January 21, 2011.
Chief Executive Officer and President of General Electric September 2000-present
Named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2008
Named president of GE Medical Systems division in 1997
GE plastics division in 1992
Named vice president of GE appliances in 1989
Has worked at GE since 1982
He lives with his wife in New Canaan, Connecticut and has one daughter.
“There is always a healthy tension between the public and private sectors. However, we all share a responsibility to drive national competitiveness, particularly during economic unrest. This is one of those times.” – Jeff Immelt on his new position as Head of the White Houses’ Jobs and Competitiveness Board. | 
