Elizabeth Comstock
Ms. Comstock has dedicated her career towards driving innovation and clean energy initiatives. During her 27 years at General Electric Company (“GE”), Ms. Comstock was responsible for initiating GE’s clean-energy and digital transformations. She led the creation of Ecomagination, an initiative to drive positive environmental impact and enhanced customer performance and profitability from GE technologies. She formed GE Ventures & Licensing, which invested in new businesses, including clean energy solutions, and oversaw GE Current, a commercial smart energy business that included solar, and GE Lighting, a consumer business driving LED-led energy efficiency. Ms. Comstock retired from GE in December 2017, as Vice Chair, where she oversaw business innovations with responsibility for accelerating new growth through market development, emerging revenue models and customer engagement. From 2006 to 2015, she held other senior leadership roles within GE, including as Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer, and President of Digital Media at NBC Universal. She was GE’s first Chief Marketing Officer in 20 years and helped drive its brand value to record levels. Ms. Comstock currently serves on the Board of Directors at Nike, Inc. and is a trustee of The National Geographic Society. She has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University’s Center for Science and Society. She has been on the Fortune and Forbes lists of the world’s most powerful women, and was named a LinkedIn Top 10 Influencer.