Bio:

Marjorie Thomas joined the Allen Institute in 2017. As Senior Advisor, she leads all accounting and financial functions, including treasury, procurement and grants administration. Previously, Thomas was CFO and Treasurer of RealNetworks. Thomas was a member of the executive team and was responsible for accounting, finance, treasury, tax, investor relations, corporate IT and facilities.  Prior to joining RealNetworks, Thomas held senior financial positions at Intuit, Sony Electronics and Hewlett Packard. Throughout her career she has led and supported businesses in all stages of maturity, from start-up and high-growth, to reinventions of businesses. A native of the Mountain West, Thomas received a B.A. in Business Accounting from Boise State University. She has served as a member of the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Northern California, a board member for HP Globalsoft in India, and an advisory board member for the Boise State University Accounting Board.<