Mark Putnam
Assistant Dean and Executive Director
Mark Putnam joined Rice Business in the spring of 2023 as Assistant Dean for External Relations, leading a team responsible for development and alumni relations for the Jones Graduate School of Business.
Before joining Rice Business, Mark served as the Vice President for Philanthropy at Texas Children’s Hospital, overseeing all fundraising activities on behalf of the nation’s largest children’s healthcare system. Prior to TCH, Mark spent nearly sixteen years at the University of Houston in a variety of roles within the Advancement division, most recently as Assistant Vice President for Development with responsibility over multiple school development offices as well as the central Advancement offices of annual giving, corporate & foundation relations and gift planning. Mark began his career in development as a gift officer at the University of St. Thomas.
A Houston native, Mark and his wife Danielle have three children—Jack, Owen and Kate. When not working to secure support for Rice Business, Mark can be found engaging in virtually any kind of outdoor activity along with his German shorthaired pointer, Winnie.