John W. Thompson
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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. Thompson later became an independent director on the board of Microsoft, and in February 2014, was named chairman.[3] He led the search for Microsoft's next CEO; as a result, Satya Nadella was selected.[4]
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Born | John Wendell Thompson (1949-04-24) April 24, 1949 (age 75) Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | Florida A&M University (BBA, 1971) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA, 1983) |
Occupation(s) | Chair, Microsoft Corporation[1] Chair, Illumina[2] |
Employer(s) | IBM (1971–1999) Symantec (1999–2009) Microsoft (2014–2021) Illumina (2021–2023) |
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