GE Focuses Their Investors on Technology

General Electric spends over $2 billion on research and technology every year. Scott Donnelly, Senior VP for Global Research, spans all of the company's business areas. His goals are:

• Delivering Breakthrough Technology


• Leveraging Core Technologies in Multiple Businesses


• Driving Technology Across the Businesses


• Infusing New Technology Value in Acquisition


• Developing and Protecting Intellectual Property

GE considers this investment so important that they schedule meetings with their investors to explain what they are doing in technology and why. The briefings at the link below explain the meaning of the five goals above.

GE Investor Meeting Focused on Technology