companies in our country". Board memberships Microsoft Illumina Illinois Governor's Human Resource Advisory Council Teach For America Illumio Liquid Robotics Rubrik Seismic Software Inxeption Political activity Thompson was a supporter of Barack Obama's campaign during the 2008 election cycle. In January 2009, news sources reported that President-elect Obama was considering Thompson to fill the Secretary of Commerce post in the Obama administration. Ultimately, Senator Judd Gregg was chosen for the post but withdrew his name on February 12. Thompson again remained a potential candidate until the successful appointment of Gary Locke. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appointed Thompson to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in 2009. References External links John W. Thompson-Chairman-Microsoft Stanford eCorner: John Thompson 1949 births Living people Florida A&M University alumni MIT Sloan School of Management alumni MIT Sloan Fellows Directors of Microsoft American technology chief executives IBM employees Gen Digital people African-American business executives American business executives People from Fort Dix 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people