Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE, speaks during a presentation on General Electric's strategy for global health at the Newseum in Washington, DC, May 7, 2009. The company launched a 'healthymagination' initiative to improve and lower the costs of healthcare in the US and around the world, committing $6 billion over six years to the project. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE, speaks during a presentation on General Electric's strategy for global health at the Newseum in Washington, DC, May 7, 2009. The company launched a 'healthymagination' initiative to improve and lower the costs of healthcare in the US and around the world, committing $6 billion over six years to the project.

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  5. US President Barack Obama (L) speaks during meetings with the President�s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2009. Seated alongside Obama are: (L-R) John Doerr, partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers; Richard L. Trumka, president, AFL-CIO; and Jeff Immelt, Chairman & CEO, General Electric (GE).
  6. General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jeff Jeff Immelt (R) listens as former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle speaks at a news conference in New York, October 21, 2009, to discuss the company's progress on GE's Healthymagination commitments.
  7. General Electric Co Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt unveils GE Healthcare's new Vscan, a pocket-sized ultrasound device, at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, California, October 20, 2009. Picture taken October 20, 2009.
  8. General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt attends a news conference in New York, October 21, 2009.
  9. US President Barack Obama (L) talks about Jeff Immelt (R), Chairman & CEO, General Electric (GE), during meetings with the President�s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2009. Seated alongside Obama are: John Doerr (2nd L), partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Richard L. Trumka (2nd R), president, AFL-CIO.
  10. General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt speaks at the WEB 2.0 summit in San Francisco, California October 20, 2009. Immelt said he was "totally OK" with keeping control of NBC Universal, the TV and movie entertainment house now reportedly a takeover target for top U.S. cable operator Comcast.
  11. U.S. President Barack Obama meets with the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, November 2, 2009. From L-R are: Obama, John Doerr, Richard Trumpka, and Jeff Immelt.
  12. US President Barack Obama (L) speaks during meetings with the President�s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2009. Seated alongside Obama are: (L-R) John Doerr, partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers; Richard L. Trumka, president, AFL-CIO; and Jeff Immelt, Chairman & CEO, General Electric (GE).
  13. President Barack Obama meets with the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB), Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board Paul Volcker, the president, Venture Capitalist John Doerr, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, and GE Chief Executive Officer Jeff Immelt.
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