LARRY E. THOMPSON is Managing Director and General Counsel of The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC). In this role, Mr. Thompson, who has been with the organization for 25 years, has direct responsibility for all Legal Department activities for DTCC and its subsidiaries. He is also a member of the DTCC Executive Leadership Team.

He handles complex negotiations, including the merger-and-acquisition agreements. He oversees litigation. In addition, he acts as chief negotiator for collective bargaining agreements. 

Mr. Thompson provides crisis management counsel to the senior leadership team; serves as counsel to the Employee Benefit Plans Committee and provides day-to-day advice and guidance to Human Resources. 

He is a founding member of the DTCC's Diversity Committee; helped develop the company's Code of Ethics; established policies governing workplace harassment; and has played a central role in building collaborative relationships between the union representing many of DTCC's clerical employees and the company.

In October 2004, Thompson was selected by the Partnership for New York City as one of 18 New York City-based executives to participate in the 2004-2005 class of the David Rockefeller Fellows Program. The program is designed to strengthen its fellows' business and civic leadership skills, positioning them to help shape the future of New York City.

Mr. Thompson began his legal career with DTC as Associate Counsel in 1981. He was elected Vice President and Deputy General Counsel in 1991, Senior Vice President in 1993, Senior Deputy General Counsel and Managing Director in 1999, and was named to his current position in July 2005. Previously, Mr. Thompson was a partner in the New York law firm of Lake, Bogan, Lenoir, Jones & Thompson. He also practiced law at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Mr. Thompson is the former Chairman of the Securities Clearing Group and former Co-Chairman of the Unified Clearing Group. His memberships include the New York State Bar Association; the New York County Lawyers' Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Business Executives for National Security; and the Global Association of Risk Professionals.

Larry Thompson is a Trustee of the American Foundation for the Blind.  He is a former director of the Legal Aid Society of New York and a former director of The Studio Museum of Harlem. 

Mr. Thompson earned his B.A. degree from Yale University with cum laude honors and as Scholar of the House. He earned his law degree at the University of California at Berkeley.