John W.
Thompson, an American entrepreneur, has a net worth of $250 million.
John W.
Thompson was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey, in April 1949.
Thompson holds the positions of CEO at Virtual Instruments and Chairman at Microsoft Corporation.
He received a degree from Florida A&M University and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
He has held the positions of vice-president at IBM and Chief Executive Officer at Symantec Corporation.
As an independent director on the board, Thompson was appointed as the Chairman of the board of Microsoft in February 2014 and played a key role in appointing Satya Nadella as the new CEO.
He has also served on the boards of UPS, Seagate Technology, and Florida A&M University, as well as Teach For America, the Illinois Governor’s Human Resource Advisory Council, Illumio, and Liquid Robotics.
In 2002, he was chosen to join the National Infrastructure Advisory Committee.
The NBA’s Golden State Warriors have a 20% ownership stake in Thompson’s company.
Forbes ranked him as the 8th highest-paid CEO in 2006, with a compensation of $71.84 million.
He has been a long-time supporter of President Barack Obama and was nominated for the position of Secretary of Commerce in 2009.
In 2009, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi named him as a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.