John Thornton

Chairman at BARRICK MINING CORPORATION

Net worth: 123 M $ as of 2026-01-30

72 year

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John Lawson Thornton is an American businessperson who has been at the helm of 12 different companies. Mr. Thornton occupies the position of Non-Independent Executive Chairman at Barrick Gold Corp. and Chairman at Zenti, Inc. He is also Co-Chairman at The Brookings Institution, Co-Chairman at Asia Society, President at China Institute of Metrology, Member of Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., Professor & Director-Global Leadership Program at Tsinghua School of Economics & Management and Trustee & Member at China Foreign Affairs University and on the board of 13 other companies. In the past John Lawson Thornton occupied the position of Chairman of Silk Road Finance Corp. Ltd., President, Co-Chief Operating Officer & Director at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Chairman for Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (South Korea), Chairman at Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs International, Inc. (which are all subsidiaries of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), Non-Executive Chairman of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and Non-Executive Chairman for PineBridge Investments LLC. He received a graduate degree and an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford, a graduate degree from Yale School of Management and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
BARRICK MINING CORPORATION 0.15%	2025-12-14	2,532,296 ( 0.15% )	116 M $	2026-01-30
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0.01%	2025-11-30	439,347 ( 0.01% )	6 M $	2026-01-30
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED 0%	2026-01-04	532,463 ( 0% )	605 437 $	2026-01-30

John Thornton active positions

Companies	Position	Start
FORD MOTOR COMPANY	Director/Board Member	1995-12-31
BARRICK MINING CORPORATION	Chairman	2012-06-04
LENOVO GROUP LIMITED	Director/Board Member	2023-08-17
Mckinsey Knowledge Council	Director/Board Member	-
Financial Services Volunteer Corps Financial Services Volunteer Corps Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) is a not-for-profit organization that aims to strengthen financial sectors in developing countries. The company deploys senior financial sector professionals as unpaid volunteer experts to improve central banking capacity, commercial banking sectors, and capital markets. FSVC also works to improve access to financial services for SMEs, advance financial inclusion, strengthen public financial management, and combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The company works with public and private sector institutions in host countries and have been transforming financial sectors for over a quarter century. The company is based in New York, NY.	Director/Board Member	-
China Securities Regulatory Commission China Securities Regulatory Commission General GovernmentGovernment Provides regulatory services	Director/Board Member	-
African Leadership Academy African Leadership Academy Provides residential and education services	Director/Board Member	-
Zenti, Inc. Zenti, Inc. Develops natural language processing software	Chairman	-
Confucius Institute (Us) Confucius Institute (Us) Promotes cultural resource and non-degree programs	Director/Board Member	-
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Private companies	49
Ford Motor Co. Ford Motor Co. Manufactures and sells electric vehicles, trucks, service parts & accessories
Intel Corp. Intel Corp. Engages in design, development, manufacture and sale of CPUs and integrated circuits to computing and related end products
TFCF Corp. TFCF Corp. BroadcastingConsumer Services Engages in television broadcasting and film production activities	Consumer Services
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking, asset & wealth management and banking platform & transactional services	Finance
HSBC Holdings Plc HSBC Holdings Plc Major BanksFinance Engages in providing banking and financial services	Finance
Goldman Sachs International Goldman Sachs International Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
China Netcom Group Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd. China Netcom Group Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides fixed-line telecommunication, broadband and other Internet related services	Communications
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
News Corp. News Corp. Provides information, news & magazine and digital publishing, real estate and news media services
SparkCognition, Inc. SparkCognition, Inc. Provides artificial intelligence software solutions
Barrick Gold Corp. Barrick Gold Corp. Precious MetalsNon-Energy Minerals Engages in mining of gold and copper	Non-Energy Minerals
China Unicom Ltd. China Unicom Ltd. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunications, long distance, data and Internet services	Communications
Lenovo Group Ltd. Lenovo Group Ltd. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Operates as an investment holding company with interest in developing, manufacturing and marketing technology products and services	Electronic Technology
University of Oxford University of Oxford Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Major BanksFinance Provides corporate and personal banking & treasury services	Finance
The Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and policy solutions	Commercial Services
China Securities Regulatory Commission China Securities Regulatory Commission General GovernmentGovernment Provides regulatory services	Government
PineBridge Capital Partners LLC PineBridge Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Acts as an alternative investment managers	Finance
WME IMG LLC WME IMG LLC Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Provides entertainment and sports services	Consumer Services
Morehouse College Morehouse College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
China Netcom Communications Group Co. Ltd. China Netcom Communications Group Co. Ltd. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides telecommunications services	Communications
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Miscellaneous
HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company whose subsidiaries provides banking services	Finance
Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (South Korea) Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (South Korea) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Palm Beach Civic Association Palm Beach Civic Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non-profit organization to protect and improve palm beach	Commercial Services
Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
China Institute of Metrology China Institute of Metrology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries provides broadband and mobile data services	Communications
China Investment Corp. China Investment Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sovereign wealth fund	Finance
The Hotchkiss School The Hotchkiss School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a school	Consumer Services
National Committee on United States-China Relations, Inc.
Financial Services Volunteer Corps Financial Services Volunteer Corps Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) is a not-for-profit organization that aims to strengthen financial sectors in developing countries. The company deploys senior financial sector professionals as unpaid volunteer experts to improve central banking capacity, commercial banking sectors, and capital markets. FSVC also works to improve access to financial services for SMEs, advance financial inclusion, strengthen public financial management, and combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The company works with public and private sector institutions in host countries and have been transforming financial sectors for over a quarter century. The company is based in New York, NY.	Commercial Services
Asia Society Asia Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an educational organization dedicated to promote mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among people, leaders and institutions	Commercial Services
PineBridge Investments LLC PineBridge Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance PineBridge Investments uses an active approach across their platform, building portfolios with a high level of conviction while carefully managing risk. The firm offers investment capabilities across a wide range of asset types, including equity, multi-asset, fixed income, direct lending, and alternative investments.	Finance
Asia Society Hong Kong Center
Tsinghua University School of Economics & Management Tsinghua University School of Economics & Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Committee On Capital Markets Regulation Committee On Capital Markets Regulation The Committee On Capital Markets Regulation is a company based in Cambridge, MA.
China Foreign Affairs University China Foreign Affairs University Functions as a College/University
Mckinsey Knowledge Council
Zenti, Inc. Zenti, Inc. Develops natural language processing software
African Leadership Academy African Leadership Academy Provides residential and education services
Yale School of Management Yale School of Management Functions as a College/University
Harvard College Harvard College Functions as a College/University
Silk Road Finance Corp. Ltd. Silk Road Finance Corp. Ltd. Provides financing services
Divergent Technologies, Inc. Divergent Technologies, Inc. Designs and manufactures three-dimensional printed vehicle structures through its patented hardware & software platform
International Markets Group, Inc. International Markets Group, Inc. Provides business services
Confucius Institute (Us) Confucius Institute (Us) Promotes cultural resource and non-degree programs
Schwarzman Scholars Schwarzman Scholars Provides student scholarships services
AltC Acquisition Corp. AltC Acquisition Corp. Operates as a blank check company