Running for the Harvard Crimson, Gompers placed 5th at the 1986 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
[3] In December 1983, Gompers ran 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 28 seconds in his first ever marathon while still a freshman at Harvard.
[3][4][5][6] At the 1985 World University Games, Gompers won his first international medal by placing 3rd in the men's marathon.
[2] After his PhD, he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
Gompers serves on the board of directors of Spur Capital Partners, a private equity firm.