John Thompson is the senior vice president and general manager of Best Buy Co. Inc.'s BestBuy.com. He joined Best Buy as senior vice president of supply chain and business systems for Best Buy stores in April 2001. Prior to Best Buy, John was CIO and senior vice president for customer service, information systems, distribution, logistics and e-business at Liz Claiborne Inc. John also has been CIO and executive vice president of merchandise planning and logistics at Goody's Family Clothing Inc. Prior positions include vice president of Information Systems and Distribution for the Lee Apparel Co., and co-founder of Quick Response Services Inc. John has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mercy College.