November 4, 2015





Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C.  20549





Re:  Authorization to Sign Section 16 and Rule 144 Forms





I hereby appoint GE to assist me in the preparation and filing of

Section 16 reports, and execute the below Power of Attorney for

this purpose.



I am an officer of General Electric Company (GE) and, until further

written notice, I hereby individually authorize Christoph Pereira

(GE's Chief Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel), Aaron K.

Briggs (GE's Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel) and Brian

Sandstrom (GE's Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel) to sign

on my behalf any Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144 or related form

that I have filed or may file hereafter in connection with my direct

or indirect beneficial ownership of GE or Synchrony Financial

securities, and to take any other action of any type whatsoever

in connection with the foregoing which in his opinion may be

of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by me.









/s/Jeffrey S. Bornstein

Jeffrey S. Bornstein