Bob Corcoran is Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and President & Chairman of the GE Foundation where 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 30-year GE career has included key HR leadership roles in GE’s Medical, Aircraft, Lighting and Aerospace businesses. Prior to his current position, Bob spent 5 years as Chief Learning Officer responsible for GE 's Management Development Institute at Crotonville and prior to that was Vice President of Human Resources for GE Medical Systems. He was elected a Corporate Officer by the GE Board of Directors in 2000.