# Brian Doubles

> Brian Doubles is president and CEO of Synchrony and a member of its board. An engineering graduate who began at GE, he became the retail finance business’s CFO in 2009, helped execute Synchrony’s 2014 IPO and 2015 separation, and became CEO in April 2021. His public leadership themes include listening, flexibility, innovation and accountability.

- **Role:** President & CEO at Synchrony
- **Organizations:** Synchrony, Synchrony Bank, General Electric (former employer), Business Roundtable, Bank Policy Institute
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Engineering, Michigan State University
- **Known for:** Helped lead Synchrony’s IPO and separation from GE., Founded the Doubles Dive charitable tradition., Led Synchrony during its rise to number one on the 2026 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Graduated from Michigan State and joined GE’s leadership development program.
- **2009** — Became CFO of GE Capital Retail Finance.
- **2014** — Served as Synchrony CFO during its July 31 IPO.
- **2015** — Helped complete Synchrony’s separation from GE in November; founded the company charity polar plunge.
- **2019** — Appointed Synchrony president in May.
- **2021** — Became Synchrony president and CEO and joined its board on April 1.

## Achievements

- Helped lead Synchrony’s IPO and separation from GE.
- Founded the Doubles Dive charitable tradition.
- Led Synchrony during its rise to number one on the 2026 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Synchrony reported Q3 net earnings of $892 million and purchase volume of $49.7 billion on October 20.
- **2026-08** — Synchrony announced an enterprise collaboration with OpenAI focused on AI-assisted shopping and checkout.
- **2026-04** — Synchrony was named number one on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list.

## Links

- Website: https://www.synchrony.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandoubles
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/briandoubles

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Last updated: 2026-10-21