Tamara Hughes

Tamara Hughes grew up in a small farming community in South Dakota. She graduated in December 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

She began her career as a software engineer at Honeywell writing custom operating system interfaces and device drivers for real-time embedded avionics systems, most notably the Boeing 777. She continued her career paralleling macro trends in technology: global networks, digital content creation and delivery, web and mobile applications, and digitization of the oilfield supply chain. She held roles in software engineering, project and product management and executive leadership. She has four software patents and received her MBA from Rice Business in 2016.

She joined the Rice Business Partners Board of Directors in 2018 and is currently Principal at TMH Ventures, LLC as a Fractional CTO and technology consultant; an IEEE Member; and a member of the IEEE 2418.5 Blockchain in Energy Working Group.