Jack Welch Discusses New Book At Fairfield's Sacred Heart University

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Bestselling author and former GE chairman and CEO Jack Welch will visit Sacred Heart University April 20 for a discussion and signing of his new book, written with his wife, "The Real-Life MBA."

Jack Welch will be visiting Sacred Heart University April 20.
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Cassandra Huerta

04/10/2015 4:30 a.m.

The event will include a reception and tours of the new Frank and Marisa Martire Business & Communications Center.

Welch, for whom Sacred Heart’s John F. Welch College of Business is named, is one of the world’s most respected and celebrated CEOs. He began his career at GE in 1960 as a chemical engineer and retired from the company in 2001 as its chairman and CEO. CNBC named Welch one of the Top 10 “Rebels, Icons and Leaders” of the past 25 years. He is a co-writer of multiple best-selling books with his wife Suzy; manages numerous companies as part of a private equity firm; and serves as executive chairman of the Jack Welch Management Institute.

The free event will be at 5:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart University’s Frank and Marisa Martire Business & Communications Center, 5401 Park Ave., Fairfield. This event is sponsored by the John F. Welch College of Business. To RSVP, visit http://www.sacredheart.edu/academics/johnfwelchcollegeofbusiness/jackwelcheventandwelchcollegeofbusinessopenhouse/.

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