Caryn Steinert is Group Vice President, Global Total Rewards at GE Aerospace, based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Since April 2024, she has led the evaluation, simplification, and design of a competitive total rewards program aligned with the company’s business model and talent strategy.
Steinert joined GE in 2019 as Group Vice President, Total Rewards & People Operations, recruited to the senior leadership team charged with transforming the organization ahead of its 2021 announcement to separate into three standalone public companies in healthcare, aviation, and energy. She reported to the CHRO, co-led board compensation committee meetings, and aligned total rewards objectives with the company’s broader talent and performance goals.
Before GE, Steinert spent four years as Vice President, Global Total Rewards at Foot Locker, where she overhauled the company’s legacy total rewards programs, built a strong internal communications strategy for a diverse and dispersed workforce, reported to the CHRO, and led board compensation committee meetings.
Steinert built the foundation of her career over sixteen years at PepsiCo, progressing from Project Manager to Senior Director, Executive Compensation across corporate and divisional roles including Pepsi Beverages Company and The Pepsi Bottling Group. She began her career at Citi, first in the company’s HR Leadership Program and later as Assistant Vice President, Compensation for the Private Banking Group.
Steinert holds an MA in Industrial Relations from Cornell University and a BA in Organizational Behavior from the University of Michigan. Since November 2023, she has served as an Advisory Board Member for the Center on Executive Compensation.
