Danielle W. Merfeld

Danielle is the Vice President & General Manager at GE Global Research, reporting to the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of GE. In this role, she leads the Silicon Carbide and Edge Controls horizontal breakout teams, which are focused on delivering critical achievements in SiC devices & systems and developing critical Esge product applications and platforms, respectively. She also leads the Electronics organization, a global team of approximately 140 scientists and engineers, responsible for advanced technology development in the areas of semiconductor devices & packaging and signal electronics. In addition to her technical leadership roles, Danielle also serves as the General Manager of GE Global Research in Niskayuna, NY running operations, leading the functional teams and enabling contemporary research practices for the 2000+ researchers on site. She is currently the co-leader of the GE Women’s Network, a global organization focused on the recruiting, retention, development and promotion of talented women across GE.

Danielle leads transformational innovation efforts that create new models and solutions (physical & digital) that can be scaled across GE product lines, including Edge Controls and Silicon Carbide. She also leads the Electronics organization, a global team of approximately 140 scientists and engineers, responsible for advanced technology development.

Danielle also serves as the General Manager of GE Global Research in Niskayuna, NY running operations, leading the functional teams and enabling contemporary research practices for the 2000+ researchers on site.

Passionate about the development and promotion of talented women, she is the co-leader of GE’s global Women’s Network.