Bruce E. Thompson is on the board of L.B. Foster Co. and Arconic Foundation.

In the past he occupied the position of Chairman of National Black MBA Association, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at National Black MBA Association, Inc., Vice President-Business Analysis & Planning at Alcoa Corp. and Vice President-Internal Audit at Howmet Aerospace, Inc. and Vice President-Business Analysis & Planning at Arconic, Inc. (a subsidiary of Howmet Aerospace, Inc.).

He received an MBA from Stanford University, an undergraduate degree from Howard University and a graduate degree from Princeton University.