Mike Thompson is the chairman and president of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, Virginia’s premier non-partisan public policy foundation.
For 24 years Mr. Thompson owned his own marketing company in Springfield. During 11 of those years he was also president of a family owned group of furniture stores in Georgia. After selling his company he started the Thomas Jefferson Institute.
He has been very active in national, state and local politics and has been a member of a number of community organizations, commissions, and committees. He is the Past Chairman of the Virginia Leadership Council for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and serves as Vice Chairman of the internationally acclaimed Fund for American Studies.
These views are his and do not necessarily reflect those the Institute or its Board of Directors.
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Articles by Mike Thompson:
- Budget Crisis is an Opportunity for True Government Reform, 17 Mar 2010 in Economy
- Controlling State Spending Can Start with These Ideas, 03 Mar 2010 in Economy
- Reducing the State Budget by $2 Billion – It Can be Done, 03 Feb 2010 in Government Reform& Top Story
- Budget Crisis Requires Simple Steps, 20 Jan 2010 in Economy& Top Story
- Huge Opportunities for Our Incoming Governor, 02 Dec 2009 in Feature& State Government
- McDonnell Election Mandate Opens Exciting Possibilities, 11 Nov 2009 in Politics& Top Story
- Let’s Kill the Death Tax and Sell the ABC Stores!, 30 Sep 2009 in Feature& Government Reform& Taxes
- Forced Union Payments on Tax Paid Projects, 16 Sep 2009 in Economic Development& Feature
- True Health Care Reform is Sitting Right in Front of Us, 28 Jul 2009 in Feature& Health Care
- A Government Ruling that Should be Reversed, 14 Jul 2009 in Feature& Regulation
