Personal Life
Thain was born in Antioch, Illinois. His father is a doctor. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from MIT in 1977 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1979. While attending MIT, Thain joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. He is active in social work and served as gala co-chair for a Publicolor event in New York city that honored Rick Segal, Publicolor's former board chair. Thain and his wife, Carmen, have two daughters and two sons.
Thain's property of 25 acres (100,000 m2) in New York state spans three townships, Rye, Harrison, and Rye Brook.
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