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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. Previously, he served as chief executive officer and director of Virtual Instruments.
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.
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Salesman for IBM, 1971; general manager for development and marketing OS/2, Intel-based server products, and communication product distribution; general manager IBM Americas, 1993-1999; president, CEO, chair, Symantec, 1999-2002; CEO and chair, 2002—. Awards: Digital 50, Time, 1999; 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology ...
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.
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. If you were a successful executive with a 27-year career with IBM, with a little more than two years from retirement, would you coast to the end or look to start the next phase of your career ...
Aug 24, 2015 · Born April 24, 1949, to working-class parents in Fort Dix, New Jersey, John Wendell Thompson climbed the high-tech world’s business ranks from entry level sales to executive positions at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Symantec Corporation for a combined forty years.
