Santa Fe Institute

Bio

Jim Rutt is currently studying complex adaptive systems as they manifest themselves in financial markets, social science, and games.

In the world of work (retired April 2001), Jim was CEO of Network Solutions, Inc., which administered the .com, .net, and .org domain namespaces on the Internet. Network Solutions was acquired by VeriSign in 2000 where he served as chief strategy officer. Prior to Network Solutions he either founded or played a key role in several significant information services and network companies: THE SOURCE, Business Research Corp., First Call, Pinpoint Information, and The Thomson Corporation. He has been involved as an investor and/or advisor to numerous early stage technology-based companies.

Other interests include: hunting, fishing, hiking, pyrotechnics, four wheeling, photography, war games, and computer based conferencing.

Mr. Rutt received his B.S. degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975.