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Don Thompson is president of McDonald’s USA. In this role, Thompson is responsible for the entire McDonald’s US system including 13,700 restaurants.
Prior to this role, Thompson served as executive vice president and chief operating officer, McDonald's USA. In this role, Thompson oversaw day to day operations for the entire US business, and was instrumental in establishing and executing the US strategic growth plan.
Since he joined the company, Thompson has held a variety of leadership positions. He has served as executive vice president for McDonald’s restaurant solutions group, where he led global innovation orchestration; president of McDonald’s West Division, where he led an organization of 4,000 restaurants in 16 states and also served as president of the former McDonald’s Midwest Division, overseeing 2,200 restaurants.
Before joining the Midwest Division, he was regional vice president for the San Diego Region and was responsible for more than 350 restaurants in Southern California.
Thompson has played a crucial role in setting McDonald’s strategic direction and establishing System alignment around the business plan, helping the US company achieve record sales growth over the last three years.
Thompson began his career with McDonald’s in 1990 as a restaurant systems engineer.
Thompson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University.
Thompson and his wife Liz have two children. | 