In this episode, Joanna Nathan '19, CEO of Prana Thoracic, shares her career journey, passion for healthcare, deep connection to Rice, and how the heartbreaking loss of her young son serves as her inspiration for finding groundbreaking medical technologies to help others.
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Best Career Prospects
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Best MBA For Finance
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Best MBA For Consulting
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Welcome to America’s most diverse city. Home to newcomers from around the globe, there’s no better place to live and launch. Think foodie heaven, off the grid culture, wildcatter innovation, sports, arts, culture and 38,394 acres of parks.
Prior to Rice, I started a career coaching business on top of my full-time job as a corporate tech recruiter. At Rice, I have been able to meet several folks who managed businesses outside of their "day jobs." I knew Rice is ranked #1 for its entrepreneurial program, but it was still so refreshing to meet people who share my same spirit of creating and innovating in business.
Full-Time MBA ‘22
The classes I have taken have taught me many new things that I have not been previously aware of. I have also made many new friends that I will cherish forever and continue to be friends with post-MBA.
Professional MBA '22
One of the things the MBA program has given me is confidence — the feeling that there’s nothing I can’t explore.
Executive MBA ‘21
Owl Have You Know is Rice Business’ podcast created to share the experiences of alumni, faculty, students and other members of our business community – real stories of belonging, failing, rebounding and, ultimately, succeeding.
In this episode, Joanna, CEO of Prana Thoracic, shares her career journey, passion for healthcare, deep connection to Rice, and how the heartbreaking loss of her young son serves as her inspiration for finding groundbreaking medical technologies to help others.
Takeya joined Citi as an investment banking associate in Houston, Texas for the clean energy sector. In today's episode with host Scott Gale ‘19, she shares her experience overcoming the challenges placed in front of her to being honored this year by the Texas Business Hall of Fame as a leader of distinction.
On October 24, we hosted our first live podcast taping event at Rice Business, with host Maya Pomroy ‘22 and associate professor of strategic management, Anastasiya Zavyalova. They discussed Anastasiya’s research on reputation management, how social media has changed the landscape of the field, how that relates to the Russia-Ukraine war, and her hopes for the future.
Get an inside look as artist Kate Shepherd creates Rice Business’ stunning new wall painting in luminous shades of red and grey, a hypnotic visual connection to the architecture of McNair Hall’s octagonal atrium. The result, titled “Tricycle Red, Pelican Grey, etc., partial octagons,” is a work of art equal in boldness to the students of Rice Business.
Rice Business Wisdom is our online ideas magazine that features faculty research.
Based on research by Vikas Mittal
By Deborah Lynn Blumberg
Based on research by Siyu Yu
Leveraging its relationship and close proximity to the largest medical center in the world, the Texas Medical Center, Rice Business develops leaders across all segments of the healthcare industry. Our faculty bring expertise from the field into the classroom, providing students with an understanding of how management principles are interpreted and applied in hospital, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and managed care settings.
Rice leaders met with members of the Danish parliament March 6 to discuss Rice and Houston’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Rice Business Executive Education organized the event to build and maintain bridges between the Danish and Houston business communities.
After 42 pitches and more than 300 meetings, investors and energy corporations have selected the eight “Most Promising Companies” at the 2023 Rice Alliance Energy Venture Day.
The inaugural CEO Foundation gala, held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, raised a remarkable $315,000 courtesy of the auction and contributions.
