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John Rutledge

Chief Investment Officer, Safanad Inc.

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John Rutledge Biography

 Dr. John Rutledge is Chief Investment Officer of Safanad, a global principal investment house, and a member of its Investment Committee, directing investments in marketable securities, private equity and real estate.

Dr. Rutledge is also an Economics Contributor to CNBC, wrote the Business Strategy column for Forbes magazine for more than a decade and was a regular cast member of Forbes on Fox for many years. He is Senior Research Fellow at Claremont Graduate University where he teaches Complexity economics and finance and chairs dissertations. He is a member of the board of directors and audit committee member of Jason Corp., and of QPAC2, both NASDAQ listed companies. He is also a member of the board of directors of a number of privately-owned companies including Trident USA Healthcare, FC Compassus LLC., PaceHealth Companies, and Pansophic, where he serves as Chairman.

Dr. Rutledge has had a long career in private equity investing. He was special advisor at Kelso & Company, where he was an investor and served on many boards of directors including General Medical, American Standard Corp., Earle M. Jorgenson Company, United Refrigeration Services, and Ellis Communications. He s founder of Rutledge Capital, a private equity investment firm focused on US middle market companies, where he led more than 30 leveraged buyouts including Medical Specialties Group, StairMaster, Adobe Air, FluidDrive, and CROMCorp. He has advised Fortune 500 CEOs and institutional investors on restructuring, capital management, and investment issues.

Dr. Rutledge was one of the principal architects of the Reagan Economic Plan in 1980-81, an adviser to the Bush White House on tax policy and Iraq, and has testified before Congress on economic issues. He has also advised government leaders in China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and North Korea.

Dr. Rutledge has extensive interests in China. He is Honorary Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was awarded Beijing's Great Wall Friendship Award in recognition of his role as a trusted advisor to China's top officials. He served as advisor to Cheng Siwei, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee. And he is founder of Tara's Kids, anon-profit organization that has built libraries, kitchens, and computer labs in more than a dozen primary schools in rural villages.

Dr. Rutledge is the author of three books, many academic and policy studies, and his written work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, the Financial Times, Barrons, Fortune,Business Week, US News and World Report, Corporate Finance, China Daily, the Arab Times, the Frankfurter Allgemeine, and Les Echos.

Dr. Rutledge holds a BA and Doctor of Letters degrees from Lake Forest College and a PhD in economics from the University of Virginia.

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    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like John Rutledge for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for John Rutledge, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for John Rutledge or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for John Rutledge

    Speaking fees for John Rutledge, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book John Rutledge are under $10,000 for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire John Rutledge, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does John Rutledge speak about?

  • Where does John Rutledge travel from?

    John Rutledge generally travels from Newport Beach, CA, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is John Rutledge’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like John Rutledge for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book John Rutledge for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host John Rutledge or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Chief Investment Officer, Safanad Inc.

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John Rutledge Biography

 Dr. John Rutledge is Chief Investment Officer of Safanad, a global principal investment house, and a member of its Investment Committee, directing investments in marketable securities, private equity and real estate.

Dr. Rutledge is also an Economics Contributor to CNBC, wrote the Business Strategy column for Forbes magazine for more than a decade and was a regular cast member of Forbes on Fox for many years. He is Senior Research Fellow at Claremont Graduate University where he teaches Complexity economics and finance and chairs dissertations. He is a member of the board of directors and audit committee member of Jason Corp., and of QPAC2, both NASDAQ listed companies. He is also a member of the board of directors of a number of privately-owned companies including Trident USA Healthcare, FC Compassus LLC., PaceHealth Companies, and Pansophic, where he serves as Chairman.

Dr. Rutledge has had a long career in private equity investing. He was special advisor at Kelso & Company, where he was an investor and served on many boards of directors including General Medical, American Standard Corp., Earle M. Jorgenson Company, United Refrigeration Services, and Ellis Communications. He s founder of Rutledge Capital, a private equity investment firm focused on US middle market companies, where he led more than 30 leveraged buyouts including Medical Specialties Group, StairMaster, Adobe Air, FluidDrive, and CROMCorp. He has advised Fortune 500 CEOs and institutional investors on restructuring, capital management, and investment issues.

Dr. Rutledge was one of the principal architects of the Reagan Economic Plan in 1980-81, an adviser to the Bush White House on tax policy and Iraq, and has testified before Congress on economic issues. He has also advised government leaders in China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and North Korea.

Dr. Rutledge has extensive interests in China. He is Honorary Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was awarded Beijing's Great Wall Friendship Award in recognition of his role as a trusted advisor to China's top officials. He served as advisor to Cheng Siwei, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee. And he is founder of Tara's Kids, anon-profit organization that has built libraries, kitchens, and computer labs in more than a dozen primary schools in rural villages.

Dr. Rutledge is the author of three books, many academic and policy studies, and his written work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, the Financial Times, Barrons, Fortune,Business Week, US News and World Report, Corporate Finance, China Daily, the Arab Times, the Frankfurter Allgemeine, and Les Echos.

Dr. Rutledge holds a BA and Doctor of Letters degrees from Lake Forest College and a PhD in economics from the University of Virginia.

FAQs on booking John Rutledge

  • How do I book John Rutledge to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like John Rutledge for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for John Rutledge, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for John Rutledge or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for John Rutledge

    Speaking fees for John Rutledge, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book John Rutledge are under $10,000 for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire John Rutledge, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does John Rutledge speak about?

  • Where does John Rutledge travel from?

    John Rutledge generally travels from Newport Beach, CA, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is John Rutledge’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like John Rutledge for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book John Rutledge for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host John Rutledge or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

John Rutledge is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book John Rutledge for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. John Rutledge generally travels from Newport Beach, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Robert Reich, Andrew Busch, Calvin Trillin, Ben Stein and Jon Steinberg. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling John Rutledge for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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