Douglas Franklin
FTMBA '11
Home State: Texas
What have been your primary job functions in your career?
- Consulting
- Marketing
- Higher Education
What industries have you worked in?
- Consulting
- Consumer Packaged Goods/Retail
- Entrepreneurship
- Nonprofit
What is your current job title?
Assistant Professor
What is your current company?
National University
Why did you select Rice Business for your MBA?
I wanted to be at one of the best MBA programs in Texas.
How has Rice helped you with your career?
It has grown my professional network and has provided me with several opportunities to work in my current job function. It also gave me the entrepreneurial wherewithal to start my own business.
What is the most important advice you’d like to share with prospective and current students?
Network, network, network! Don't waste those moments because the time you have to do so after school is fleeting.
What have you valued most in the Rice black student and / or alumni network?
The friendship and the professional connections.