Thompson founded Thompson Hospitality in 1992 when he completed a loeveraged buyout of 31 Bob's Big Boy restaurants from Marriott Corporation. They are currently the largest minority-owned foodservice and facilities management company in the U.S. Mr. Thompson currently serves on the board of Duke Realty (NYSE: DRE), and previously served on the boards of two other public companies, Federal Realty Investment Trust and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Hampden-Sydney College. In addition, he has been a member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Foundation Board and PepsiCo, Inc.’s African American Advisory Board. Mr. Thompson received his bachelor’s degree in Managerial Economics from Hampden-Sydney College and holds a master’s in Business Administration from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.