John Rutherfurd Jr. ’62

John died July 28, 2024, in Brookline, Mass., of complications of bladder cancer.

He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, where he lettered in tennis, was editor of the literary magazine, and was president of the debating society. At Princeton, he was a member of Whig-Clio, treasurer of the Arts at Princeton Committee, a Woodrow Wilson School major, and dined at Key and Seal.

Following graduation, John earned an LL.B. from Harvard in 1966, served in both the Army and Navy reserves, and spent two years at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling. He then helped found Interactive Data Corporation (IDC), a financial data time-sharing company. IDC went through several changes of ownership as it grew under John’s leadership. He emerged as president/CEO of Moody’s Investors Service Corp. when it was spun off from Dun & Bradstreet in 2000, retiring in 2005. He had married Caroline Gordon in 1969, and they had one daughter, Charlotte.

John’s interests included music, the arts, and outdoor activities, and in retirement he devoted his time to extensive travel and to building an important collection of South Asian art.

The class extends its condolences to his wife and daughter.