Born and raised in Royal Oak, Michigan, Thompson grew up the youngest of six brothers, to Father Jim and Mother Nora (née Kelly).

The Island Def Jam roster during these years included Fall Out Boy, Ludacris, Kanye West, The Killers, Nickelback, Lionel Richie, and many more.

He played a role in the successful marketing of artists Katy Perry, Coldplay, David Guetta, Lady Antebellum, and Norah Jones.

In 2013, Thompson became the EVP of the newly reinvented Capitol Music Group, continuing to work with and develop artists such as Katy Perry, Bastille, Beck, Jennifer Lopez, Sam Smith and many more from Hollywood, CA.

[8] On April 6, 2016, it was announced that Thompson would be departing his position at Capitol to become President of Maverick Music, a conglomeration of some of the most powerful management companies in the world.

Maverick, founded by Madonna and U2 manager Guy Oseary in partnership with Live Nation, brought together globally renowned artist managers such as Scott Rodger (Sir Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire), Shawn Gee (The Roots, Jill Scott) Ron Laffitte (Pharrell Williams, One Republic, Alicia Keys), Clarence Spalding (Jason Aldean), Larry Rudolph (Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears) and Cortez Bryant & Gee Roberson (Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne).

[10] In early 2021 it was announced that Thompson would stay in the Live Nation family, but move to country-music Big Loud management as a Partner and President.