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Board of Advisors

Board of Advisors

These community and business leaders fulfill a vital advisory role for the school.

The Board of Advisors work with the dean and faculty of the business school. Their advice is sought on key strategic issues, and they are an important resource to the dean. It is the mission of the board to work with the dean and faculty to ensure that the business school meets the highest standards attainable for a graduate school of business. Board members serve renewable three-year terms.

Engagement Opportunities

Leadership

Adam Peakes

Adam C. Peakes

Chairman, Board of Advisors
(Rice BA '95)
Board Member, Trecora Resources
Executive VP and CFO, Merichem Company
Board Member, Diamond Offshore

Members

Osmar Abib

Osmar Abib

(Rice BS '81)
Retired Chairman of Global Energy, Credit Suisse
Thomas Benford

Thomas Benford

(Rice BS '00)
President and Chief Operating Officer, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC
Lee K. Boothby

Lee K. Boothby

(Rice MBA '92)
Former Chairman, President and CEO, Newfield Exploration Company
James Crownover

James W. Crownover

(Rice BA '65, BS '66)
Retired Managing Director and Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Kimberly David

Kimberly C. David

(Rice MBA '04)
Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer, Baylor College of Medicine
Edmund Donaldson

Edmund Donaldson

(Rice MBA '91)
Executive Managing Director, Portfolio Management, USAA Real Estate Company
C. Richard Everett

C. Richard Everett

(Rice BA '67, BAR '68)
Chairman and CEO Everett Interests, C. Richard Everett Investments, LLC
George Gonzalez

George Y. Gonzalez

(Rice BA '90)
Partner - Energy, Mergers and Acquisitions and International Practice Groups, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Michael Graff

Michael J. Graff

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.
Executive Vice President & Executive Committee Member, Air Liquide Group
Chris Kreidler

R. Chris Kreidler

(Rice BA '85, MBA '87)
Public and Private Company Board Member and Senior External Advisor, McKinsey & Co.
David Lummis

David Lummis

(Rice MBA ’84)
President and CEO, Houston Trust Company
Ransom C. Lummis

Ransom C. Lummis

(Rice MBA '89)
Vice President, The Frill Foundation
Private Investor, The Harrier Group, Participations & Investments
Carl Luna

Carl Luna

(Rice MBA ’04)
Managing Director, The Energy & Minerals Group
Jon Marinelli

Jon Marinelli

(Rice MBA '98)
Managing Director and Head of U.S. Energy, BMO Capital Markets
Richard K. McGee

Richard K. McGee

(Rice BA '83)
Vice President & General Counsel Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

Angela Minas

(Rice ’86, Rice MBA ’87)
Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair, Vallourec
Board of Directors, Westlake Chemical Partners
Scott S. Nyquist

Scott Nyquist

Special Advisor, Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company
Emeka Oyolu

Emeka Oyolu

(Rice MBA '05)
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Investor Relations, LyondellBasell
Patton

Christopher Patton

(Rice ’91, Rice MAcc ’92)
CEO and Regional Director, Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Pvt. Ltd.
James Postl

James J. Postl

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
Rani Puranik

Revati Puranik

(Rice MBA ’14)
Co-Owner and CFO, Worldwide Oilfield Machine

Will Robertson

Managing Member, Quintana Infrastructure and Development, LLC
Peter Schwab

Peter Schwab

(Rice BA '79, MACC '80)
Senior Advisor, Kinzie Capital Partners
Anup Sharma

Anup Sharma

Senior Vice President, Global Business Services, LyondellBasell
Doreen Stoller

Doreen Stoller

(Rice MBA ’91)
President, Hermann Park Conservancy
Lecturer in Management – Operations Management
Stephen M. Trauber

Stephen M. Trauber

(Rice BA '84)
Vice Chairman, Global Head of Energy Power Chemical Citigroup
Bobby Tudor

Bobby Tudor

CEO, Artemis Energy Partners
Retired Founder and CEO, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Scott Wise

Scott Wise

(Rice BA ’71)
President, Cullen Foundation

  • Tamara Hughes, Rice Business Partners Board President
    (Rice EMBA '16)
    Principal, TMH Ventures

    Tim Okabayashi, RBAA Board President
    (Rice MBA ‘05)
    Well Construction Value Analyst
    Schlumberger

    Robert Ladd, Rice Board Chairman
    (Rice BA '78)
    Managing Partner, Stellus Capital Management
    Chairman and CEO, Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

  • Mr. Keith T. Anderson
    (Rice MBA ’83)
    Chairman and CIO
    Anderson Global Macro LLC

    Ms. Subha V. Barry
    (Rice MBA '85)
    Vice President and General Manager
    Working Mother Media

    Mr. Bruce Bilger
    Retired Managing Director
    Lazard

    Mr. John F. Bookout, Jr.
    Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
    Shell Oil Company

    Ms. Vicki Whamond Bretthauer
    Consultant

    Mr. Clint D. Carlson
    (Rice BA '79, MBA '82)
    President and Chief Investment Officer
    Carlson Capital

    Mr. John A. Carrig

    Ms. Janet F. Clark
    Director
    EOG Resources

    Mr. James L. Dunlap
    Director
    El Paso Corporation

    Ms. Lynn Elsenhans
    Former Chairman & CEO
    Sunoco

    Mr. Peter J. Fluor
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Texas Crude Energy, Inc.

    Mr. Douglas L. Foshee
    (Rice MBA '92)
    CEO and Founder
    Sallyport Investment, LLC

    Mr. Terry M. Giles
    President
    Giles Enterprises, Inc.

    Mr. Ron Girotto
    Retired President & CEO
    The Methodist Hospital System

    Mr. Martyn Goossen
    Vice Chairman
    JP Morgan Private Bank
    President
    JPMorgan Chase Bank – Houston Region

    Mr. Timothy T. Griffy
    (Rice BA '79, MACC '80)
    Retired Partner, Assurance Services
    Ernst & Young LLP

    Mr. Joseph A. Hafner
    Retired Chairman
    Riviana Foods, Inc.

    Mr. Henry O. Hernandez Jr.
    (Rice BA '78)
    Director-Business Development
    Linden Resources

    Mr. F. E. (Emil) Jacobs
    (Rice BA '73)
    Retired Vice President of Research and Development
    ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

    Mr. Steven J. Kean
    Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
    Kinder Morgan Inc.

    Mr. George Martinez
    (Rice BA '63)
    Chief Executive Officer
    Allegiance Bank Texas

    Mr. Steven L. Miller
    Chairman and President
    SLM Discovery Ventures, Inc.

    Mr. Ali Moshiri
    President and CEO
    Amos Global Energy

    Mr. R. Ralph Parks
    Oaktree Capital (H.K.) Ltd.

    Mr. W. Bernard Pieper
    (Rice BA '53, BS '54)
    Pieper Interests

    Mr. John B. Poindexter
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    J. B. Poindexter and Co., Inc.

    Mr. Jerry H. Pyle
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Friedkin Automotive Companies

    Mr. Ashok Rao
    Chairman
    BioMed X Inc.

    Mr. Thomas Roupe
    The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    Mr. Daniel S. Sanders
    Retired President
    ExxonMobil Chemical Company

    Mr. L.E. Simmons
    Chairman
    SCF Partners

    Mr. Louis Sklar
    Retired Executive Vice President
    Louis Sklar

    Mr. James S. Turley
    (Rice BA '77, MACC '78)
    Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Ernst & Young

    Mr. Jesse J. Tyson
    Former President & CEO
    NBMBAA

    Ms. Lori Vetters
    President
    Sun Coast Resources, Inc.

    Mr. Mark A. Wallace
    President & Chief Executive Officer
    Texas Children's Hospital

    Mr. William A. Wise
    Wise Interests