Larry Thompson

Larry D. Thompson, PE, is the founder and Executive Director of Vantage Point Solutions, a national engineering and consulting firm based in Mitchell, South Dakota. He co-founded the company in 2002 and has grown it from a staff of six to more than 600 employees serving over 1,200 clients across 46 states and internationally, providing engineering, regulatory, and business consulting services to the broadband, energy, and banking industries. A licensed professional engineer in more than 20 states, Thompson has held engineering and leadership roles at TRW, CyberLink Corporation, and Martin Group, spanning satellite systems, fiber and wireless broadband, and related technologies. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, has served as an expert witness in utility and legal proceedings, and completed two terms on the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee. 

Active in South Dakota community and education leadership, he has served on the Mitchell Christian School Board, the Board of Trustees of Dakota Wesleyan University, the South Dakota Transportation Commission, and as Chairman of the Board of AsOne Ministries. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from William Jewell College and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas. He resides in Mitchell, South Dakota.