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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.
Dec 7, 2023 · John W. Thompson left the Microsoft Board of Directors in December 2023 after 10 years of service. He is a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners and a former CEO of Symantec and IBM.
Dec 18, 2019 · John W. Thompson is a former IBM executive and the current chairman of Microsoft. Learn about his life, education, achievements, and awards in this comprehensive biography by The HistoryMakers.
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Aug 17, 2023 · Learn about John W. Thompson's distinguished career in the technology industry, from his role in the historic merger of Symantec and Veritas to his leadership at Microsoft. Discover how he became one of America's most influential Black executives and a billionaire investor.
Jun 16, 2021 · John W. Thompson, former board chair of Microsoft, will lead the independent directors in setting agendas, calling meetings and evaluating the CEO. The board also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.56 per share and elected Satya Nadella as board chair.
Mar 1, 2016 · Learn about John W. Thompson's career journey from IBM to Symantec to Virtual Instruments, and his role as Microsoft's board chairman. Read his exclusive interview with Savoy magazine on technology, diversity and his passions.
After 28 years with IBM, one of the world's leading companies, John W. Thompson chose to take a daring risk. Instead of waiting for retirement, which was only a couple years away, he accepted an offer to become head of Symantec—a leading software company located in California's Silicon Valley.
