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John Wendell Thompson (born April 24, 1949) [citation needed] is an American technology executive who was the chair of Microsoft from 2014 until June 2021, and chair of Illumina from 2021 until 2023. He is a former chief executive of Virtual Instruments, a vice-president at IBM and the former chief executive of Symantec .
Dec 7, 2023 · Dec. 7, 2023 – John W. Thompson left the Microsoft Board of Directors after deciding not to seek re-election. John W. Thompson is partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners since 2018. Thompson brings over 40 years of experience in the technology industry.
Chief Executive Officer of Symantec. Born John Wendell Thompson, April 24, 1949, in Fort Dix, NJ; married (divorced); married Sandi Thompson (an attorney), 1998; children: a son and a daughter (from first marriage). Education: Florida A&M University, B. A., 1971; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S., 1983.
Mar 1, 2016 · The Spring 2016 Issue of Savoy features an exclusive interview with Microsoft Chairman and CEO of Virtual Instruments, John W. Thompson by Edward Cates.
Dec 18, 2019 · John W. Thompson. Biography. Chief executive officer John W. Thompson was born on April 24, 1949 to Eunice Walden and John H. Thompson in Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was raised in West Palm Beach, Florida where he graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1967.
We talk to one of the highest-ranking African American in the tech world. John W. Thompson is the board chair of Microsoft and the former CEO of Symantec.
Jun 16, 2021 · REDMOND, Wash. — June 16, 2021 — Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that the board’s independent directors unanimously elected Satya Nadella to the role of board chair, and unanimously elected John W. Thompson as lead independent director, a role he held previously from 2012 to 2014.
