Michael J. Barber is a GE Officer, Vice President and head of healthymagination, GE’s global commitment to reduce costs, improve quality and expand access of healthcare for millions of people. Previously, Mr. Barber was the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for GE Healthcare, and he also served as Technology Leader for GE Healthcare’s Global Diagnostic Imaging business. A 27-year GE veteran, Mr. Barber has held various engineering design and leadership positions at GE Healthcare. He is an active champion of GE's African American Forum and has also served as chair of the Milwaukee Chapter of GE Volunteers (a volunteer organization of GE employees). He was named to the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40 in 1997. Mr. Barber has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering