2026 Commencement Speaker
Jon Thomsen, a Willamette alumnus and former member of the Board of Trustees, is the CEO of Atmosera, a leading North American Microsoft Azure and AI services company. Over a 30-year career, he has built and led multiple companies across technology, energy, and consumer products throughout the United States and Latin America. Jon's expertise is to take companies of Atmosera's size and attributes to the next level of growth through a high degree of focus on clients and operational excellence. During his career, Jon has held senior executive positions at successful startups and Fortune 500 companies in the telecom, consumer packaged goods, and energy industries. He has a Master's in Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Willamette University.