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Thompson has been the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Nextel Partners and its subsidiaries since August 1998 and has approximately 24 years of finance experience, including more than 16 years in the wireless communications industry.From 1978 to 1986, John served as Tax Manager for Laventhol & Horwath. In 1986, he joined McCaw Cellular Communications as Vice President of Tax. In 1990, he became Senior Vice President of McCaw Cellular Communications and assumed a significant role in a number of key initiatives for the company, including its acquisition of LIN Broadcasting in 1990, the merger of it and AT&T in 1993, and AT&T's PCS license acquisitions in 1996. In 1997, he became Chief Financial Officer for AT&T Wireless Services.John has served on the boards of a number of AT&T Wireless Services joint ventures, including Bay Area Cellular Telephone Company. He holds both a B.A. in Accounting and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puget Sound. | 