Excerpts: John D. Langlois Jr. ’64 *74

  • Jack Langlois died Aug. 19, 2010, after a lengthy battle with gallbladder cancer. He was truly a Princetonian in the world’s service.
  • In 1982, he transitioned from academia to join Morgan Guaranty Trust. With his knowledge of Asian culture and languages, he rapidly became one of America’s preeminent bankers in Asia, holding positions with J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley and serving on the board of the Agricultural Bank of China.
  • Along the way, he earned an M.B.A. at NYU, and 10 years ago returned to Princeton for two years to teach a popular course on “Banking in China.”

Source: Princeton University