Presently, John Wendell Thompson holds the position of Independent Chairman for Microsoft Corp. and Venture Partner at Lightspeed Management Co. LLC. Dr. Thompson is also Member of National Infrastructure Advisory Council and on the board of 5 other companies. Dr. Thompson previously held the position of Chairman for NortonLifeLock, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Virtual Instruments Corp. and General Manager of International Business Machines Corp. He received an undergraduate degree from Florida A&M University and a graduate degree from MIT Sloan School of Management.