《财富》500强科技教父大盘点

    通用电气首席营销官贝丝•卡姆斯托克

    卡姆斯托克希望通用电气（GE）的形象从一家毫无特点的大公司变成医疗保健、产品开发和能源领域的创新企业，她为此付出的努力已经带来了回报，特别是在初创型企业领域。举例来说，卡姆斯托克是初创型公司Quirky的董事之一，后者正在跟通用电气合作，目的是推动专利改革并让创新产品走向市场。手握资金使用权对卡姆斯托克也有帮助——她是GE Ventures的负责人，后者正在为十几家能源、医疗保健、制造和软件公司提供支持。

    Beth Comstock, CMO, GE

    Comstock’s efforts to change GE’s image from a giant, faceless corporation to an innovator in health care, product development, and energy are paying off, especially in the world of startups. For example, Comstock sits on the board of Quirky, a startup that has partnered with GE to promote patent reform and bring new inventions to market. It helps that she’s writing checks, too: Comstock oversees GE Ventures, which has backed dozens of companies in energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and software.