Nila Arana is a Class of 2022 MBA Candidate and Forté Fellow at Rice University. In addition to her involvement with REFS, she is a member of the Finance and Energy Associations, as well as Rice Business Women’s Organization. She has worked as a Treasury Analyst and, most recently, an Energy Marketing Representative for an exploration and production company.
Nila earned a degree in Finance (Global Energy Management Track) and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Houston. Upon graduation, she plans to focus full time on her startup, Palindrome, a tech company that is developing a highly guided and user-friendly mobile communication app for cognitively disabled individuals.