Steven Baert is chief people officer of GE Vernova. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring our people, organization, and culture drive our performance and align with current and future-state business needs, including workforce planning, talent acquisition and development, compensation and benefits, labor and employee relations, and HR operations as well as engagement and inclusion. He is also responsible for Safety, Health, Security and the wellbeing of our teams.

Steven joined GE Vernova in April 2023. Previously, he worked as managing partner and advisor on human capital to Private Equity and Venture Capital clients. Steven served as chief people officer and member of the Executive Committee of Novartis from 2014 until June 2021. He held various of leadership roles within the company, including head of human resources for Emerging Growth Markets, head of human resources, United States and Canada, and global head, human resources, Novartis Oncology. Prior to Novartis, Steven held senior HR positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Unilever.  

Steven also serves as a non-executive director and member of the remuneration committee, Servier SAS Supervisory Board, a privately held French pharmaceuticals company.

Steven holds a Master of Business Administration from the Vlerick Business School, Gent, a Master of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and a Bachelor of Laws from the Katholieke Universiteit Brussels.