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Mark Thompson

Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author, Investor, Chief Customer Experience Officer

Biography

Mark Thompson is a rare executive coach who has been a senior corporate executive, board member AND entrepreneur in over 50 growth firms. Forbes called him a venture investor with the 'Midas' touch. Mark is a member of the Board of Governors of the Leader to Leader Institute founded by Peter Drucker. He was a visiting Scholar at Stanford University from 2004 to 2009, and an early advisor to Stanford's venture lab. He served as a Faculty member and Governor the World Economic Forum, John F. Kennedy University, R.W. Baird Advanced Investment Advisor program at the University of Chicago and Tony ...
Mark Thompson is a rare executive coach who has been a senior corporate executive, board member AND entrepreneur in over 50 growth firms. Forbes called him a venture investor with the 'Midas' touch. Mark is a member of the Board of Governors of the Leader to Leader Institute founded by Peter Drucker. He was a visiting Scholar at Stanford University from 2004 to 2009, and an early advisor to Stanford's venture lab. He served as a Faculty member and Governor the World Economic Forum, John F. Kennedy University, R.W. Baird Advanced Investment Advisor program at the University of Chicago and Tony Robbins Business Mastery Series. He was an 'angel' private investor in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and the #1 application on Apple's iPhone. He is coauthor of the sequel to business classic, Built to Last; the best selling business book, Success Built to Last based on Mark's broadcast interview programs with over 385 world leaders.

He is host and CLO for the Leader to Leader Institute's Leadership Dialogues series with American Express. Mark is a member of the Kitchen Sisters (National Public Radio) advisory board, where his audiobook productions have won Audie awards. His audio productions include Seven Sacred Secrets with Maya Angelou, One on One with Jack Welch and the Leaders of the New Century series with Korn Ferry International.

Mark was Chief Communications Officer for Charles Schwab & Co with five million client accounts and over $800 billion in client assets. Later he served as Senior Vice President of the Schwab Client Experience and Executive Producer of Schwab.com, where he created and hosted the Charles Schwab CEO Series featuring dozens of great innovators, from Warren Buffett to Steve Jobs. He holds AA, BA, MA and MBA degrees.


“ Mark Thompson is the Napoleon Hill of the 21st Century. A best selling author, corporate advisor, economic wizard and leadership guru who's best selling books and keynotes inspire leaders.” - Teri Whitcraft, ABC NEWS


“Success Built to Last” delivers a meaningful, 'secret-formula' for success based on the lives of real people. - Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Brands
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