Jeffrey Immelt on climate change
From Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt on Role of Sustainability in Big Business | Sustainability Imperative · · The Hill Events
“If your subject is climate change and wanting to solve it, China's probably more important than the US in the next 20 or 30 or 40 years. We need a relationship with China to solve this problem.”
On , Jeffrey Immelt, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at GE Aerospace, spoke about climate change during Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt on Role of Sustainability in Big Business | Sustainability Imperative on The Hill Events.
About Jeffrey Immelt
Jeffrey Immelt, former Chairman and CEO of General Electric, participated in two public events in May 2026. At the Imagine 2026 conference on May 19, Immelt discussed leadership during technological disruption and the adoption of AI. He stated that an "AI winter" is inevitable, where people may say "it doesn't work" or that too much money has been spent, and emphasized the importance of perseverance through such crises. Immelt also said that AI will differentiate performance between hospitals, banks, and airlines, and that leaders must "exercise new muscles." He advised that tech professionals should not be the ones to explain technology to the public, saying "we should never let tech people talk about tech." On May 1, Immelt appeared as the inaugural Teevens Center Leadership Fellow at Dartmouth College. During the conversation, he said that leadership involves giving people truth and context, and that "there are two magic words to being a leader: blame me." He reflected on his own experience with imposter syndrome, stating he was "not comfortable enough in my own skin to say, I don't know." Immelt also commented on organizational culture, saying "your culture is only as good as the worst person you're willing to tolerate." He praised Dartmouth's current position, calling it "the best house in a bad neighborhood" and a "differentiated opportunity."