Background
Thompson, Bill was born on July 10, 1953 in Brooklyn. Son of William Colridge and Elaine Thompson.
Thompson, Bill was born on July 10, 1953 in Brooklyn. Son of William Colridge and Elaine Thompson.
Bachelor in Political Science, Tufts University, 1974. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Mercy College, 1998. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Long Island University, 2004.
Chief of staff to Republican Frederick W. Richmond United States House of Representatives, Brooklyn, 1974—1982. Deputy borough president Brooklyn, 1983—1992. Senior vice president George K. Baum & Company, 1993—1996.
Brooklyn representative New York City Board Education, 1994—2001, president, 1996—2001. Comptroller New York City, 2002—2009.
Board directors Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, City Parks Foundation, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Battery Park City Authority, since 2010. Trustee Tufts University, 2003-2008.
Married Angela Jeter (divorced 1984). 1 child Jennifer; Married Sylvia G. Kinard (divorced 2006). Married Elsie McCabe, 2008.
Stepchildren: Erin, Eugene.