Emurode Williams
FTMBA '24
Hometown: Warri
Home State: Delta
Home Country: Nigeria
Undergraduate Institution: Oklahoma State University
Undergraduate Degree and Major (and minor, if applicable): Business Administration, Economics and Finance
Minor - International Business
Pre-MBA Industry: Real Estate
Pre-MBA Company: JNT Realtors
Pre-MBA Title: Finance officer
Desired industry post-MBA: Product management
Desired job function post-MBA: Product manager
Degree Concentrations:
- Operations & Supply Chain Management
- Entrepreneurship
Student Organization Membership:
- Entrepreneurship Association
- Forte
What has been the most surprising part of your Rice MBA experience?
How accessible our professors and school staff are.
What has been your favorite thing about your MBA experience so far?
The relationships I’ve formed with different people from diverse professional backgrounds.
What do you love most about Houston?
Houston is so culturally diverse that it’s hard to feel out of place. Also, it’s so easy to find international cuisine from anywhere . Pretty hard to feel homesick here!
What is one piece of advice you would share with a prospective student – one sentence?
Be prepared to put in the work for your first semester!