Gary Reiner Unplugged.

While at Junior Bootcamp in Danbury,CT  Gary Reiner (GE’s current CIO) traveled from the nearby Fairfield offices to visit a group of 90 newly hired IMLP trainees.

Before his arrival, the main lobby was buzzing with excitement- practicing prepared questions, theorizing if he would arrive in a helicopter or reviewing Google search results, like the recent article in Fortune that named him “one of the world’s most influential” in business today.

After a light lunch, he stood up in front a crowd composed of recent college grads from all over the world: India, Hungary, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and the US with degrees ranging from MIS, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, International Business, Business Administration and Information Technology.

“Unplugged” from PowerPoint, Mr. Reiner spoke of IMLPs becoming advocates for change across businesses and the importance of seeing constraints and devising solutions.

His informal Q&A session left the group feeling a connection to higher management at GE.