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Fall 2025 Houston Impact Series

The Office of Belonging and Engagement is hosting the fall Houston Impact Series on Wednesday, September 17. Please join us as we welcome Arianne Dowdell, Vice President, Chief Culture & Engagement Officer for Houston Methodist. Ms. Dowdell will be joined by Dr. Prashant Kale, Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Rice Business, who will serve as moderator as they discuss the impact of current initiatives and health care strategy within the Texas Medical Center.

Presentation: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Reception: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Speaker:

Arianne Dowdell
Vice President, Chief Culture & Engagement Officer, Houston Methodist

Arianne Dowdell is responsible for leading the Houston Methodist Hospital’s culture and vision for unparalleled safety, quality, service and innovation through system-wide strategy, programming and implementation with key internal and external partners. Read more

Moderator:

Prashant Kale
Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Rice Business

Prashant Kale is Associate Professor of Strategic Management. He teaches the Core Strategy Course in the full-time, professional and executive MBA programs and he has also taught electives on managing strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions and healthcare strategy at Rice, Michigan and Indian School of Business. Read more

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