New People, New Positions to Launch the Academic Year


WELCOME OUR NEW FACULTY

We welcome the following tenure-track faculty to the Rice Business ranks.
 

Also, we will be joined by additional faculty members this year.
 

Matt Smith
Lecturer in Communication
Undergraduate Business Co-Advisor at Virani Undergraduate School of Business
Sean Wang
Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting

Introducing Our New Leaders

We have appointed current faculty members to new service roles and leadership positions. Their dedication and expertise will play a pivotal role in the future of our institution and the education of our students. 
 

Barbara Ostdiek
Professor of Finance and Statistics
Director of MBA@Rice
Academic Director of Healthcare Initiatives
Dean, Jeff Fleming smiling and wearing a suit.
Interim Dean
Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Finance
Utpal Dholakia
George R. Brown Professor of Marketing
Marketing Area Coordinator
Jefferson Duarte
Gerald D. Hines Professor of Real Estate Finance
Director of Real Estate Initiatives
Finance Area Coordinator
Alessandro Piazza
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
Ph.D. Area Advisor - Strategic Management
Eleanor Putnam-Farr
Assistant Dean for Academic Programs
Assistant Clinical Professor of Marketing
K. Ramesh, Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting
Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting
Accounting Area Coordinator
Brian Rountree
Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs
Professor of Accounting
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Professor of Operations Management
Operations Management Area Coordinator
James Weston
Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs
Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance
Jing Zhou
Director of Ph.D. Program
Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Psychology – Organizational Behavior

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