Patrick Byrne
Board Member and Senior Advisor | NACD.DC
GXO Logistics, Inc.•Vancouver, Washington, United States
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Board Chair at GXO, Diebold Nixdorf, Verra Mobility, and Stronvar Aerospace. CEO of multiple businesses over last couple of decades. The last five years before retirement in 2024, I have been with GE during its transformation and creation of three leading public companies: GE HealthCare, GE Aerospace, and GE Vernova. In the role of SVP for operational transformation, I focused on SQDC - safety, quality, delivery and cost. CEO for both GE Digital and GE Onshore wind as well as leading the GE Corporate offices for Lean and Safety transformation. Before that, I was President and CEO of multiple businesses at Fortive, Danaher, Intermec, and Agilent Technologies. Former board member at Micron and Flow International. Most recently at GE, I worked with the senior management teams at GE HealthCare and GE Aerospace on operational improvements as they prepared for and launched as an independent company. In addition, I focused on leadership development as senior executive develop as lean practitioners.
Career Timeline
- JollyCurrentApr 2026–Present· 6 mos
- AdvisorCurrentApr 2026–Present
- GXO Logistics, Inc.CurrentJul 2025–Present· 1 yr 3 mos
- Chairman, Board of DirectorsCurrent2026–Present
- Member, Board of DirectorsJul 2025–2026
- Stronvar AerospaceCurrentMay 2025–Present· 1 yr 5 mos
- Chairman, Board of DirectorsCurrentMay 2025–Present
- CLAI VenturesCurrentApr 2025–Present· 1 yr 6 mos
- AdvisorCurrentApr 2025–Present
- GE AerospaceCurrentApr 2024–Present· 2 yrs 6 mos
- Senior Advisor, OperationsCurrentApr 2024–Present
- Diebold NixdorfCurrentSep 2023–Present· 3 yrs 1 mo
- Chairman, Board of DirectorsCurrentSep 2023–Present
- GE HealthCareCurrentOct 2022–Present· 4 yrs
- Senior Advisor, OperationsCurrentOct 2022–Present
- Verra MobilityCurrent2020–Present· 6 yrs 9 mos
- Chairman, Board of DirectorsCurrent2022–Present
- Member, Board of Directors2020–2022
- Oct 2020–Sep 2022· 1 yr 11 mos
- Chief Executive Officer - Onshore WindOct 2020–Sep 2022
- May 2020–Mar 2024· 3 yrs 10 mos
- Senior Vice President Operational TransformationAug 2022–Mar 2024
- Senior Vice PresidentMay 2020–Mar 2024
Education
MSEE
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Stanford UniversityBSEE
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley