Thompson worked along with
Condoleezza Rice as one of six California team members for the Bush/Cheney 2000 campaign. He was later appointed by President George W. Bush as the Region IX Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration where he served from 10/01 to 01/09. Thompson was a delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, PA and the
2008 Republican National Convention in
St. Paul, MN. In 2012 Thompson served as a regional campaign manager for
Mitt Romney and was a 3rd time delegate at the
2012 Republican National Convention. Since 2011 Thompson has served as President of Regional Centers Holding Group, one of the most successful and unique EB-5 business operations in the US. In 2015 he was appointed as president for Sunstone Management, a private equity firm and sister company of Regional Centers Holding Group. He was invited as a guest lecturer by the following Chinese universities:
Peking University,
Tsinghua University, University of International Business and Economics, and Central University of Finance and Economics. He was also invited to speak at the only Chinese government think tank “Development Research Center of the State Council” (DRCSC) on US Small Business Policies and SBA in 2011. His presentation received strong positive feedback and has made significant impact on Small Business legislation in China. ==Personal==