John died Jan. 17, 2015, in Palm Springs, Calif., of complications from a severe head injury he suffered in a 2003 car accident.
He came to Princeton in 1964 from Mercersburg Academy but soon obtained sophomore status. John majored in international economics at the Woodrow Wilson School, ate at Colonial, and roomed with Stephen Wright and Philip Webster ’68. He played freshman tennis and wrote for The Daily Princetonian.
John earned a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington and Bologna. After Navy service, he joined the Department of Energy, and worked in the White House under presidents Carter and Reagan. From 1982 to 1984, John was president of the New York Mercantile Exchange. He joined Bear Stearns & Co. and was a partner of Booz Allen Hamilton from 1989 to 2001.
The author of several books, John served as a trustee of the American University of Cairo, the Yosemite National Institute, and the Mirror Repertory Co. of New York.
John is survived by his wife, Barbara; their children Tucker and Maryland; his children from his first marriage, Charles, Lucinda, and Tyler; and eight grandchildren. The class extends sympathy to them all.