Ralph John Thomson

Background

Thomson, Ralph John was born on August 15, 1937 in Salt Lake City. Son of Ralph and Ruth (Watts) Thomson.

Education

AB with honors, University Utah, 1962. AM, Tufts University. AM, Harvard University, 1963.

Magister Legnum Diplomatic, Harvard University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1968.

Career

Assistant to dean Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1963—1966. Assistant professor government Boston University, 1968—1972, co-director overseas graduate program international relations, 1968—1972. Director government programs Control Data Institute Europe, 1972—1973.

Manager government programs and educational services Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, 1972—1973, regional manager education services, Russia and eastern Europe, 1973—1974, director international education services, 1974—1975, general manager, 1975—1978, special assistant to Chief Executive Officer, 1978—1980, general manager corporation strategy implementation, 1978—1980, vice president government affairs, 1980—1983, Chief Executive Officer, 1980—1983. Executive vice president American Electronics Association, Palo Alto, California, 1983. Consultant North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Member board curriculum development International Bureau Informatics and International Computer Center, Rome, 1973—1974.

Achievements

• Ralph John Thomson has been listed as a noteworthy professional society administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active member Boy Scouts America. Member of Atlantic Association, Inter-American Society, American Association Advancement Slavic Studies, American Political Science Association, Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Chi.

Connections

Married Julienne Allen, June 14, 1962. Children: Brook, Kimball, Heidi-Noel, Tracy-Ciel, Preston Allen.

Father:

Ralph Thomson

Mother:

Ruth (Watts) Thomson

Spouse:

Julienne Allen

child:

Preston Allen Thomson

child:

Tracy-Ciel Thomson

child:

Brook Thomson

child:

Heidi-Noel Thomson

child:

Kimball Thomson