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Jul 7, 2021 · The first Black CEO of McDonalds and his wife, a nonprofit education leader, discuss breaking racial barriers throughout their careers. Don and Liz Thompson are leaders in their respective ...
Feb 9, 2015 · Don Thompson was one of the most powerful executives in the nation. Now he’s cleaning out his desk. The remarkable rise and fall of McDonald’s CEO.
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Mar 18, 2021 · When Don Thompson stepped down from his role as the first Black CEO at McDonald’s in 2015, he launched Cleveland Avenue, a Chicago-based venture capital firm that has invested millions in...
- He and his wife, Liz Thompson, recently created a $1 million endowment for Purdue University’s College of Engineering, according to a statement released by the college; $900,000 will go toward scholarships for underrepresented engineering students, and the rest will go to the Minority Engineering Program, or MEP.
- Thompson and his wife graduated from Purdue and both majored in electrical engineering.
- Thompson has been a Purdue trustee since 2009.
- Don and Liz met through MEP.
Donald Thompson (born March 30, 1963) is an American engineer and business executive who was the president and chief executive of McDonald's Corporation from 2012 until 2015.
Mar 31, 2014 · Don Thompson, president and Corporate Executive Officer of McDonald’s Corporation, was born near the Cabrini-Green Housing Project on Chicago, Illinois’s Near North Side. Little is known about his childhood except that he was raised by his grandmother.
Jun 30, 2021 · GILBERT, Ariz. (June 30, 2021) — Footprint, a plant-based fiber technology company specializing in materials science engineering, today announced that Board Director Don Thompson will succeed Kevin Easler as Chairman of the Board. Easler will remain a member of Footprint’s Board of Directors.
