Mr. John Thompson serves as Lead Independent Director, Chair of Governance and Nominating Committee & Member of the Environmental, Social, and Public Policy at Microsoft. He serves as Board Member at Illumina. He serves as Advisor at LeapYear & Reviver. He serves as a Board Member at Seismic. He is an Investor & serves as Board Member at Rubrik. He is a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He is also the Chairman of the Board at Microsoft and Illumina. He has served on several government commissions including the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, and the Silicon Valley Blue Ribbon Task Force on Aviation Security and Technology. He received his B.A. in business administration from Florida A&M University and an M.S. in management science from MIT's Sloan School of Management.