Kurt Hansen
Kurt Hansen recently retired from industry after 40 years in the aviation, energy and industrial sectors with GE Aviation, GE Energy, BEPC and then in his most recent role with Belcan.
He has held a broad range of technical, business and leadership roles in these companies, including 20 years of executive leadership experience in engineering, supply chain and business development at GE. During his career, he led or championed many of GE's change initiatives, including new product introduction, model-based design, Six Sigma and Lean. He retired from GE in 2017 and joined Belcan where he worked for the past few years as VP of Operations.
Kurt holds a BSME from SDSU and an MSME from RPI. He was an active member of ASME, AIAA, the SDSU Engineering Advisory Council and the GE Aviation Community Service Fund Board. He represented GE on the AISES CAC, was Founder and National Hub President for the GE Native American Network, and is a Sequoyah Fellow of AISES.
Kurt and his wife, Dori, reside in Loveland, OH. They have five children and six grandchildren. Now in retirement, Kurt enjoys spending more time with his family, volunteering, and being outdoors.
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