8 . ▁Stephen ▁G w yn n , ▁ed . ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁political ▁writers ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁business people <0x0A> </s> ▁Henry ▁Lawrence ▁" Lar ry " ▁C ulp , ▁Jr . ▁( born ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁business ▁executive . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁chairman ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁General ▁Electric ▁since ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁out s ider ▁to ▁run ▁G E ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁ 1 2 6 - year ▁history . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁G E , ▁C ulp ▁worked ▁at ▁Dan ah er ▁Corporation ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁CE O ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁C ulp ▁joined ▁the ▁G E ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁C ulp ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁area , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁w eld ing ▁company ▁owner . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from