Palm Beach, Florida
Director since February 2012
Nationality: American
Chairman of Barrick
Mr. Thornton was appointed Chairman on February 13, 2024. From April 30, 2014 to February 12, 2024, Mr. Thornton was Executive Chairman of Barrick. From June 5, 2012 to April 29, 2014, Mr. Thornton was Co-Chairman of Barrick. He is also Chairman of RedBird Capital Partners, a private investment firm, and Non-Executive Chairman of PineBridge Investments, a global asset manager. He is also lead director of Ford Motor Company, Lenovo Group Limited, Divergent Technologies Inc., a digital advanced manufacturing company, and SparkCognition, Inc. (dba Avathon), an industrial artificial intelligence company. He is a Professor of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and serves as the Director of its Global Leadership Program. In addition, he is a member of the Advisory Boards of the Tsinghua Schools of Economics and Management and of Public Policy and Management. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. He retired in 2003 as President and a member of the board of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr. Thornton is Co-Chair of the Asia Society, and is also a trustee, advisory board member or member of the China Investment Corporation (CIC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, McKinsey Advisory Council, Schwarzman Scholars, and the African Leadership Academy. He is also the former Vice Chairman of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees. Mr. Thornton holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College, a degree in jurisprudence from Oxford University, and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Management.
Areas of Expertise
- M&A Execution
- Capital Allocation & Financial Acumen
- International Business Experience and Global Partnerships
- Talent Development and Allocation & Partnership Culture
- Risk Management
- Government and Regulatory Affairs & Community Relations