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Jim Rutt (born 1954) is an American businessman and entrepreneur, the former CEO of Network Solutions , and the former chairman of the Santa Fe Institute .[2]
Early life
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In 1975, Rutt received a bachelor's degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .[1] [3] He later ran technology operations for Thomson Corporation .[1]
Business career
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Rutt was the CEO of Network Solutions , an American technology and Internet company.[4] He was hired in 1999 during the dot-com boom , and negotiated the company's $15 billion acquisition by Verisign , where it continued operating as an independent subsidiary.[5] [6] In March 2001, after the acquisition, he subsequently stepped down from his position as a Verisign executive.[1] After retiring, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson appointed Rutt to serve on the State Investment Council.[7] In 2014, Rutt co-founded a makerspace in Staunton, Virginia with software engineer Dan Funk.[2]
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In 1981, Rutt was the first to use the term "snail mail " to describe conventional mail services, in contrast with email .[8] Rutt is a trustee of the Santa Fe Institute ,[9] a multi-disciplinary research organization, and was its chairman before retiring in 2012.[2] He does research into the scientific study of consciousness and artificial general intelligence .[10]
He hosts a podcast called The Jim Rutt Show .
References
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^ a b c Williams, Megan (June 5, 2014). "Staunton 'makerspace' gives anyone a high-tech workshop" . News Leader. Retrieved 4 April 2016 .
^ "Jim Rutt" . Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study . George Mason University . Retrieved 4 April 2016 .
^ "Network Solutions appoints new CEO" . CNET . January 2, 2002. Retrieved 4 April 2016 .
^ "VeriSign buys domain firm" . CNN . March 7, 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2016 .
^ Walker, Leslie (June 22, 2000). "James Rutt, Chief Executive Officer Network Solutions" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 4 April 2016 .
^ "GOV. RICHARDSON APPOINTS JIM RUTT TO STATE INVESTMENT COUNCIL" . Highbeam . US Fed News Service. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05.
^ Creeber, Glen; Martin, Royston (December 1, 2008). Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media . McGraw-Hill . ISBN 978-0335221974 .
^ "Jim Rutt | Santa Fe Institute" . www.santafe.edu . Retrieved 2022-03-14 .
^ "Jim Rutt" . Santa Fe Institute . Santa Fe Institute . Retrieved 4 April 2016 .
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