Jay Ireland

Jay Ireland has extensive leadership and advisory experience. Mr. Ireland was the President and CEO of GE Africa from 2011 until his retirement in 2018, where he led GE’s operations across power generation, healthcare, transportation, oil & gas, and aviation. Prior to this, he was the CEO of GE Asset Management, a global investment firm, and was the President of NBC Universal Television Stations and Network Operations. Before joining NBC, he was the CFO of GE Plastics. Mr. Ireland started his career with General Electric in 1980 in its Financial Management Program after three years as a US Army Artillery Officer.

Mr. Ireland serves as the Chairman of Mastercard Foundation Asset Management. In addition, since 2018, Mr. Ireland has served on the Board of Directors at Gates Industrial Corporation. He is also on the US advisory council for IESE Business School and is a Trustee of Saint Lawrence University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. Previously, he was the Chair of the US President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. He was also Co-Chair of the US Africa Business Centre and was a member of the African Development Bank’s special panel on accelerating the implementation of its 10-year strategy. He was also Executive Chairman of Milele Energy, a Pan-African energy developer, from 2021 until 2024.