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    John W. Thompson

    John W. Thompson joined the Microsoft Board in February , and became independent chairman of Microsoft Corporation on February 4,

    Thompson brings over 40 years of experience in the technology industry. Most recently, he served as ledare executive officer of Virtual Instruments, a privately held company. Prior to this, he was the ledare executive officer of Symantec for 10 years, during which time he helped transform the company into a leader in säkerhet, storage and systems management solutions. Thompson also held several leadership positions during his 28 years at IBM in the areas of sales, marketing and software development, and he also served as general manager of IBM Americas.

    Since , Thompson has been an active investor in early-stage technology companies in the Silicon Valley. He currently serves as either an advisor or board member with Liquid Robotics, ReviverMX and Illumio. Previously, he served on the boards of NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Com

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    Dec. 7, – 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

    Thompson brings over 40 years of experience in the technology industry. Previously, he served as chief executive officer and director of Virtual Instruments. Before this, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of Symantec for 10 years, during which time he helped transform the company into a leader in security, storage and systems management solutions. Thompson also held several leadership positions during his 28 years at IBM in the areas of sales, marketing and software development.

    Thompson is an active investor and advisor in early-stage technology companies in the Silicon Valley.

    Thompson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida A&M University, and a master’s degree in management science from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. In , he received an honorary doctorate

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    John W. Thompson joined the Microsoft board in February , and became independent board chair of Microsoft Corp. on Feb. 4,

    Thompson brings over 40 years of experience in the technology industry. Most recently, he served as chief executive officer of Virtual Instruments, a privately held company. Before this, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of Symantec for 10 years, during which time he helped transform the company into a leader in security, storage and systems management solutions. Thompson also held several leadership positions during his 28 years at IBM in the areas of sales, marketing and software development, and he also served as general manager of IBM Americas. In , he became a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

    Since , Thompson has been an active investor in early-stage technology companies in the Silicon Valley. He currently serves as either an advisor or board member with Illumina, Rubrik and Seismic Software. Previously, he served on the boards