Lawrence Bossidy

Lawrence Arthur Bossidy (March 5, 1935 – July 22, 2025) was an American businessman and author. He was CEO of AlliedSignal (later Honeywell) in the 1990s. Before that, he spent over 30 years rising through executive positions at General Electric.

Early life and education Bossidy was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1935, and had a twin brother, Tom Bossidy. insisting that Bossidy finish his studies at Colgate University.

Bossidy graduated from Colgate in 1957 with a B.A. in economics. Bossidy started out in General Electric's financial training program.

CEO of General Electric Credit Corporation One of his most important jobs at General Electric was chief operating officer of General Electric Credit Corporation Dennis Dammerman worked for Bossidy at GE Credit and remembered that Bossidy "could be boisterous and a little unsettling to the insecure. He challenged everything. If you couldn't back up what you said, look out. But he also challenges himself." Bossidy later worked for Welch when Welch became CEO at General Electric. In 2002, he co-authored, with business consultant Ram Charan, the best-selling book Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, and a follow-on book in 2004. Bossidy was a director of the pharmaceutical company Merck from 1992 until April 2007.

Personal life and death Bossidy married Nancy Jo Rodhouse in 1956; she died in 2023.

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