A few of the leaders in the major developments of the profession are Major J. Lee Nicholson, Robert N. Anthony, Ross G. Walker, Charles T. Horngren, Robert S. Kaplan, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, James O. McKinsey, Kenneth A. Merchant and Marc J. Epstein who was, until 2014, a Distinguished Research Professor of Management at Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University in Houston, Texas. They and others have taken the management accounting profession to where it is today.

Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business, discusses U.S.-China trade and President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexican goods on "Balance of Power." "There's such deep integration across the Mexico-US border, and the Canadian border for that matter, I think that's often misunderstood. So, when we're really trading goods, it's not a wholy-produced-Mexican export that's coming across...That cross border trade is really important." - Peter Rodriguez

The program will be held twice on the Rice University campus and once in The Woodlands in 2019.

"Balance of Power" focuses on the politics and policies being shaped by the agenda of President Trump's administration.

Pradeep Anand has been helping businesses improve their revenue and margin growth for over 35 years. He is president of Seeta Resources, a marketing and business strategy/execution consulting firm that serves the oil and gas, technology and engineering industries.He has been an adjunct faculty member at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business’ MBA program.

Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business — in partnership with The Woodlands Area Economic Development Partnership — has created The Leadership Accelerator. It's the first time Rice has brought an open enrollment program to the area.

While epiphanies are powerful, they can also feel rare, but it’s possible to take steps to invite more of them into your life, says Erik Dane, distinguished associate professor of management at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University.

Civil Bank has signed an agreement with Leadership Academy Nepal with an aim to enhance the leadership skills of its staffers, as per a media release. Affiliated with Rice University Business School, Leadership Academy Nepal is a private initiative that aspires to play a role in addressing human resource challenges in Nepal and the South Asia region.

Local business professionals and aspiring corporate leaders seeking that extra nugget of management know-how will not have to go far to learn new tactics and strategies, as Rice University is bringing a four-day, intensive leadership program to The Woodlands this fall.

Responding to demand for its executive education programs for professionals in business and leadership roles, Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, one of the country’s top-ranked business schools, will launch its first open enrollment off-campus program in The Woodlands this fall.