John L. Thornton

John Lawson Thornton
Born (1954-01-02) January 2, 1954 (age 70)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationHotchkiss School
Alma materHarvard University (AB)
St John's College, Oxford (MA)
Yale University (MPPM)

John Lawson Thornton (born January 2, 1954) is an American businessman and professor and director of the Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.[2] He is also executive chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation,[3][4] chairman of RedBird Capital Partners and non-executive chairman of PineBridge Investments.[5] Thornton stepped down as co-president of Goldman Sachs in 2003.[6]

  1. ^ "NNDB Executive profile - John L. Thornton".
  2. ^ "School of Public Policy and Management,Tsinghua University". www.tsinghua.edu.cn. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Gray-Donald, David (May 9, 2016). "Barrick Gold rules: horror stories from the frontline". NOW Toronto.
  4. ^ "Barrick Gold Corporation - Company - Management". www.barrick.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "PineBridge Board of Directors - PineBridge Investments". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Gasparino, Charles; Craig, Susanne (March 25, 2003). "Goldman's John Thornton Quits, Clouding CEO Succession Picture". The Wall Street Journal.