H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GE Aerospace. Larry joined the GE Board of Directors in April 2018, and was appointed CEO of GE in October 2018. In June 2022, he assumed additional duty as CEO of GE Aerospace and became Chairman & CEO of GE Aerospace when it launched as a public company in April 2024. He also serves as the non-executive Chairman of GE HealthCare.
As Chairman and CEO of GE, Larry led the industrial technology company’s multi-year financial and operational transformation. During his tenure, GE strengthened its balance sheet, reduced debt by more than $100 billion, grew profit by 20%, more than doubled adjusted earnings-per-share, and more than quadrupled its market capitalization. Under his leadership, GE further focused the company’s portfolio and simultaneously improved operations across its businesses by implementing and adopting lean with a relentless focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost—in that order—to better serve customers.
These efforts built a strong foundation for the successful creation of three independent, investment-grade public companies—GE HealthCare, GE Vernova and GE Aerospace—that, to date, collectively have increased shareholder value nearly fivefold. Each company is an industry leader with more than $19 billion in annual revenue, extensive global installed bases, and a strong services orientation.
Prior to joining GE, Larry spent 25 years at Danaher Corporation, including serving as President and CEO from 2001 to 2014. During his tenure, the company increased both its revenues and market capitalization fivefold.
Larry joined Danaher in 1990 at Veeder-Root, becoming President in 1993. He was appointed Group Executive and Corporate Officer in 1995, with responsibility for Danaher’s Environmental and Electronic Test and Measurement platforms while also serving as President of Fluke and Fluke Networks. He was named Executive Vice President in 1999, Chief Operating Officer in 2000, and President and CEO in 2001.
Investors and analysts consistently rank Larry as one of the top CEOs in annual Institutional Investor surveys, Harvard Business Review named him one of the Top 50 CEOs in the world, and Barron’s has named him one of the Top 25 CEOs in the world five times since 2020.
Larry is a member and the immediate past chair of the Board of Visitors and Governors of his alma mater, Washington College, and also serves on the Wake Forest University Board of Trustees. Previously, Larry was a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where he focused on leadership, strategy and general management in the MBA and executive education programs.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Larry earned a B.A. in Economics from Washington College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.