(Rice BA '95)
Board Member, Trecora Resources
Executive VP and CFO, Merichem Company
Board Member, Diamond Offshore
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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.
Sima Jani, Rice Business Partners Board President
(Rice MBA ‘14)
Senior Consultant - Advisory, KPMG
Tracy Dennis, JGSAA Board President
(Rice MBA ‘20)
President and Founder, Intellego Insights
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. 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
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. Terry M. Giles
President
Giles Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Ron Girotto
Retired President & CEO
The Methodist Hospital System
Mr. Timothy T. Griffy
(Rice BA '79, MACC '80)
Retired Partner, Assurance Services
Ernst & Young LLP
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. David Ross
Ross Interests
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
Mr. Mark A. Wallace
President & Chief Executive Officer
Texas Children's Hospital
Mr. William A. Wise
Wise Interests