Driving Opportunity: GE’s African American Forum Helps Its Members Rise — And Give Back

Early in her GE career, Tanya Spencer caught an important break when Lloyd Trotter invited her to accompany him on a customer call. Trotter, the first African American senior officer at GE — he’s a former vice chairman and executive vice president of the company — later enabled Spencer to be promoted to her first management position.

“He gave me a chance to get in front of people and to show what I could do,” says Spencer, who has worked at GE for more than 25 years and now manages GE Power’s Accelerated Leadership Program (XLP), a fast-track executive development curriculum.