John l thornton biography

John L. Thornton is a Professor and Director of the Global Leadership Program at the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management in Beijing.  He is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Brookings Institution.  Mr.

Thornton is Co-Chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation. He retired in 2003 as President and a member of the board of the Goldman Sachs Group.

Mr. Thornton is a director of the Ford Motor Company and China Unicom.  Mr.

Thornton is a trustee, advisory board member or member of the China Foreign Affairs University, China Institute, China Investment Corporation (CIC), China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Council on Foreign Relations, General Atlantic, The Hotchkiss School, McKinsey Advisory Council, Morehouse College, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and Schwarzman Scholars.  He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.