Professional Role: President and CEO Wachovia Corporation
Corporate Title: President and CEO
Joined the company: 1976
In current position since: 2000
Previous Positions at Wachovia:
Head of Global Capital Markets
President of Florida banking operations
Head of Human Resources
Various other management positions
Office Location: Charlotte, NC
Education: B.A. in American Studies, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; M.B.A., Wake Forest University
Professional and Community Affiliations:
Board member, Hewlett-Packard, Carolinas Healthcare System, PGA Tour
Trustee, The Morehead-Cain Foundation
Board member, The Clearing House (Chairman 2004-2005), the Financial Services Roundtable (Chairman 2005), the Financial Services Forum (Chairman), the International Monetary Council (President), The Business Council, and the Federal Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board (2005-2007)
Board member, Teach For America, United Way of Central Carolinas, Foundation For The Carolinas (Chairman 2008), and the Metropolitan YMCA Board
Full name: G. Kennedy Thompson
Born: 1950
In addition/Special info:
A native of Rocky Mount, N.C., Thompson was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina.