Alok Nanda leads GE Aerospace’s India Technology Centre. He inspires multi-disciplinary Research and Engineering teams to live the GE Aerospace purpose of “invent the future of flight, lift people up and bring them home safely”. Alok nurtures GE Aerospace’s contemporary research innovation in India and maximizes value creation for customers through strategic deployment of IQ/IP to industrialize solutions. Alok’s team of talented engineers provide engineering design, analysis and software solutions for jet engines, in collaboration with the global GE Aerospace engineering team. Alok collaborates with GE Aerospace’s internal and external partners to maximize value from the India ecosystem. He stimulates a world class inclusive work environment for the organization and propagates a culture of innovation for providing customer value while ensuring best-in-class talent. His high-performing team has created deep technical impact across the GE Aerospace business and established a successful Services Engineering organization in the region to support the key customers.

Alok has been with GE for over 23 years and has held engineering and technical leadership positions across GE’s legacy businesses. Prior to joining GE, Alok spent eight years at the Indian Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO).

Alok is the co-chairperson of the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) National Committee on R&D & Innovation. He has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai; and is based in Bangalore, India.