Victor Abate holds the position of Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President for General Electric Co. and Chief Technology Officer of GE Global Research (a subsidiary of General Electric Co.). He is also on the board of UI LABS. In his past career he held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at GE Renewable Energy, Vice President-Renewables at GE Energy Management Services, Inc., President & CEO-Power Generation at GE Power & Water and President for American Wind Energy Association. He received an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a graduate degree from Union College (New York).