Gary M. Reiner
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Gary M. Reiner was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of General Electric
, a position he had held since 1996. Reiner joined GE in 1991 as Vice President-Corporate Business Development where he was responsible for evaluating new business ideas and acquisitions, strategic planning, company-wide sourcing and driving best practices throughout the business. In 1996, he led the company's Six Sigma
Quality initiative, driving process implementation and program execution across all GE businesses. As part of his current role, Reiner leads the GE information technology
, sourcing and Lean Six Sigma
efforts company-wide.
On March 1, 2010, Gary Reiner announced his intention to leave General Electric to pursue outside opportunities. Charlene Begley, CEO of GE Enterprise Solutions takes over the role and responsibilities of CIO at General Electric. Reiner recently joined General Atlantic
as a special advisor where he will be advising the company on investment opportunities around the globe.http://www.generalatlantic.com/en/news/article/1336
Reiner received a B.A. in economics from Harvard in 1976 and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School
in 1980. He joined the Boston Consulting Group
in 1980 and was elected a partner in 1986. His work there focused on strategic and process issues for high-technology businesses.
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, a position he had held since 1996. Reiner joined GE in 1991 as Vice President-Corporate Business Development where he was responsible for evaluating new business ideas and acquisitions, strategic planning, company-wide sourcing and driving best practices throughout the business. In 1996, he led the company's Six Sigma
Six Sigma
Six Sigma is a business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, USA in 1986. , it is widely used in many sectors of industry.Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and...
Quality initiative, driving process implementation and program execution across all GE businesses. As part of his current role, Reiner leads the GE information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, sourcing and Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma
In recent years, some practitioners have combined Six Sigma ideas with lean manufacturing to yield a methodology named Lean Six Sigma. Lean manufacturing – addressing process flow and waste issues – and Six Sigma, with its focus on variation and design, are viewed as complementary disciplines in...
efforts company-wide.
On March 1, 2010, Gary Reiner announced his intention to leave General Electric to pursue outside opportunities. Charlene Begley, CEO of GE Enterprise Solutions takes over the role and responsibilities of CIO at General Electric. Reiner recently joined General Atlantic
General Atlantic
General Atlantic is a private equity investment firm. The firm invests through growth capital injections, control buyouts, industry consolidations, build-ups, recapitalizations, and PIPEs...
as a special advisor where he will be advising the company on investment opportunities around the globe.http://www.generalatlantic.com/en/news/article/1336
Reiner received a B.A. in economics from Harvard in 1976 and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
in 1980. He joined the Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm with offices in 42 countries. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world. It is one of only three companies to appear in the top 15 of Fortunes "Best Companies to Work For" report for...
in 1980 and was elected a partner in 1986. His work there focused on strategic and process issues for high-technology businesses.