Thompson is a graduate of Florida A&M University,who started his career in technology with IBM as a sales rep. He attended graduate school under the Sloan Fellows program at MIT. After 27 years with IBM and one vice presidency later, Thompson left to lead Symantec as CEO. He brought the company from $600 million in sales to $6 billion in ten years.
Thompson also runs Virtual Instruments Inc. based in San Jose, California. As part of his responsibilities, Thompson will implement a new organizational structure. He also owns a percentage of the Golden State Warriors. He is estimated to be worth over $72 million as of 2006.
Little Known Black History Fact: John Thompson and Microsoft was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
