Since the mission of the Department of Commerce is to "promote job creation and improved living standards for all Americans by creating an infrastructure that promotes economic growth, technological competitiveness, and sustainable development."

I think John Thompson is a great choice, he is the CEO of Symantec, (Silicon Valley company) known worldwide for its security technology portfolio, especially the Norton brand of security software and is one of the 10 largest software companies in the world today.

He is a Democrat and one of the nation's highest-ranking African-American business executives. He nurtured Symantec from a small software company to a powerhouse in computer security, storage and systems management.

I've included a link under sources to Thompson's announcement that Symantec committed to support the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
Source(s):
http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/responsibility/unglobalcompact.jsp

http://www.unglobalcompact.org/AboutTheGC/TheTenPrinciples/index.html

http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/responsibility/index.jsp


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