Christopher Contreras

About Christopher

Class: 2025

Region: North America 

City: Krum, TX 

Undergraduate Institution: University of North Texas 

Undergraduate Degree and Major: Marketing 

Pre-MBA Industry: Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) 

Pre-MBA Company: Edgewell Personal Care 

Pre-MBA Title: Program Manager 

Desired Industry Post-MBA: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 

Desired Job Function Post-MBA: Entrepreneur 

What has been the most surprising part of your Rice MBA experience? 

The workload in my first year was much higher than I had anticipated, but it started to level off when I entered year two of the program. 

What has been your favorite thing about your MBA experience so far? 

The ability to immediately apply course learnings to real-life conversations. 

What is the most important piece of advice you would give to someone considering the online MBA@Rice program? 

Think deeply about what the other side of this experience looks like for you. Understanding where you are today and how this program will help you get to where you want to be is crucial.