John W. Thompson (born April 24, 1949) is a former vice-president at IBM and the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Symantec Corporation. He is presently the CEO of Virtual Instruments. During his tenure as CEO of Symantec, he was the only African American leading a major technology company.
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