John Mingo ’70 PhD

John Mingo ’70 PhD, of Livingston, Mont.; Nov. 8. He taught economics at the University of Montana. In 1972, he began working at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. He authored the Monetary Control Act of 1980. In the 1980s he was a partner at Golembe Associates but returned to the Federal Reserve in the 1990s as senior advisor to the board of governors, then spent most of the remainder of his career with his own company, Mingo & Co., advising major financial institutions and the U.S. government. He was recognized as a leading expert in regulation of risk management. He was an avid fly fisherman, fishing all over America and the world, lecturing for angling clubs, and writing magazine articles and three books: Fly Fishing the Montana Spring Creeks: The Rainbows of Paradise; Fly Fishing the Western Spring Creeks and Tail-Waters; and Introduction to Hybrid Nymphing Tactics. He also has spent time teaching shooting defense and wrote Defensive Pistol—A Complete Introduction. In retirement, he was the founder, managing principal, and chief designer of special servers of Baetis Audio. Baetis Audio media servers have won annual recommended component awards from The Absolute Sound from 2014 through 2020 and the Baetis Reference server has won the coveted Golden Ear award from The Absolute Sound and an A+ rating for digital equipment from Stereophile. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Martin Mingo; two sons; and three grandchildren.