Joyce Hergenhan

GE Foundation is a philanthropic organization that is committed to building a world that works. The non-profit company is based in Fairfield, CT. The program is located across four cities in the US, along with Staffordshire, UK. The company provides a range of products and services, including jet engines, components, and systems for commercial and military aircraft, financial solutions, and renewable energy technologies. The GE Foundation is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of engineers through its Next Engineers program, which provides students with first-hand experiences in engineering concepts and careers and ultimately awards partial scholarships to pursue higher education in engineering. The GE Foundation also established the GE Star Awards program to provide competitive scholarships to children of eligible GE employees around the world. The program awards more than 15,000 scholarships worldwide, totaling more than $21 million.