Veni Peter

Home Country: Saudi Arabia

Home State: 

Undergraduate Institution: Siantgits College of Engineering

Undergraduate Degree and Major (and minor, if applicable): Computer Science and Engineering

Pre-MBA Industry: Healthcare Entrepreneurship

Pre-MBA Company: PEQMV Wellness Solutions

Pre-MBA Title: Chief Executive Officer

Desired industry post-MBA: Healthcare

Desired job function post-MBA: Healthcare Administrator

Degree Concentrations: Entrepreneurship, Healthcare

Student Organization Membership: Rice Business Board Fellows, Entrepreneurship Association, Healthcare Association

Officer: Entrepreneurship Association - Board Member
Board Fellow EB - Chief Marketing Officer

What has been the most surprising part of your Rice MBA? The amount of resources Rice offers, I was staggered by the level of support i received while I pursued a new venture here, and my acceptance into the Owlspark program. Rice functions as a family and the admissions marketing material should really reflect that.

What has been your favorite thing about your MBA experience? No one ever says no. IF you need help, people are ready to help or will point you to someone who can help you. IF you are a self-starter with high agency, Rice Business is your key to being literally anything you want.

What do you love most about Houston? I have 3 hometowns, Jeddah, KSA, Kerala, India and Houston TX, all towns I grew up in while being an international kid. I never tire of the southern hospitality, the food and the rodeo. 

The cultural mix in this melting pot of a city with all the warmth of a small town is amazing.

What is one piece of advice you would share with a prospective? Be yourself, trust me. You do not want to enter an MBA program where you cannot be 1000% authentically you.