Robert Corcoran
Vice President of Corporate Citizenship, General Electric;
President, GE Foundation
 

Background:
Robert Corcoran is vice president of Corporate Citizenship and president of the GE Foundation. He is responsible for GE’s global citizenship activities and reporting, philanthropic activities which include public education, community building and disaster relief, and volunteerism initiatives throughout the company.

Corcoran’s 20+ years at GE has included a number of HR leadership roles in GE’s Medical, Aircraft, Lighting and Aerospace businesses. Prior to his current role, Bob was chief learning officer, responsible for GE's Management Development Institute at Crotonville and before that, he was vice president of human resources for GE Medical Systems. In 2000, he was elected a corporate officer by the GE Board of Directors.