| Jack Welch  AKA John Francis Welch, Jr.
Born: 19-Nov-1935
Birthplace: Salem, MA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: CEO of GE, 1981-2001 Father: John Francis Welch, Sr.
Mother: Grace Andrews Welch
Wife: Carolyn B. Osburn (m. Nov-1959, div. 1987)
Daughter: Katherine
Son: John
Daughter: Anne
Son: Mark
Wife: Jane Beasley (m. Apr-1989, div. 2003)
Wife: Suzy Welch (former HBR editor, m. 24-Apr-2004)
High School: Salem High School, Salem, MA
University: BS Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst (1957)
University: MS Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois (1958)
University: PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois (1960)
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Special Partner (2001-)
General Electric CEO (1981-2001)
General Electric Vice Chairman (1979-81)
General Electric Senior VP (1977-79)
General Electric VP (1972-77)
General Electric (1960-72)
Member of the Board of General Electric (as Chairman, 1981-2001)
Member of the Board of NBC
George Bush Presidential Library Trustee
Alfalfa Club 1983
American Philosophical Society 2000
Augusta National Golf Club
Bush-Quayle '92
The Business Council Chairman (1991-92)
George W. Bush for President
National Academy of Engineering
National Leadership PAC
Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Heart Attack 1995
Heart Bypass Operation quintuple (1995)
Angioplasty 1995
Wedding: Jack Welch and Suzy Wetlaufer (2004)
Funeral: Tim Russert (2008)
Irish Ancestry
Risk Factors: Stuttering
Author of books:
Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001, memoir, with John A. Byrne)
Winning (2005, with Suzy Welch)
Winning: The Answers: Confronting 74 of the Toughest Questions in Business Today (2006, with Suzy Welch)
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