Board of Advisors
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Mark Putnam
Assistant Dean and Executive Director
Board of Advisors
These community and business leaders fulfill a vital advisory role for the school.
The Board of Advisors works closely with the dean and faculty of the Virani Undergraduate School of Business and the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University (Rice Business). Their advice is sought on key strategic issues, and they are an important resource to the dean. It is the mission of the board to collaborate with the dean and faculty to ensure that Rice Business meets the highest standards attainable for business education. Board members serve renewable three-year terms.
Leadership
Adam C. Peakes
Chairman, Board of Advisors\ (Rice BA '95)\ Board Member, Trecora Resources \ Executive VP and CFO, Merichem Company \ Board Member, Diamond Offshore
Members
Osmar Abib
(Rice BS '81)\ Retired Chairman of Global Energy, Credit Suisse
Judy Ley Allen
(Rice '61)\ Partner, Allen Investments
Jack S. Blanton
(Rice EMBA '01)\ Chairman, Nicklos Drilling Co.
William (Bill) Caesar
Operating Partner, Generate Capital
T. Jay Collins
Former President & CEO Oceaneering International, Inc.
James W. Crownover
(Rice BA '65, BS '66)\ Retired Managing Director and Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Edmund Donaldson
(Rice MBA '91)\ Executive Managing Director, Portfolio Management, USAA Real Estate Company
C. Richard Everett
(Rice BA '67, BAR '68)\ Chairman and CEO Everett Interests, C. Richard Everett Investments, LLC
Jonathan Finger
Managing Partner, Finger Interests, Ltd.
Robert Gaudette
(Rice MBA '01)\ President, NRG
Karen Ostrum George
(Rice BA '77, MACC '78)\ Associate, Ralph S. O'Connor & Associates
George Y. Gonzalez
(Rice BA '90)\ Partner - Energy, Mergers and Acquisitions and International Practice Groups, Haynes and Boone, LLP
B. Ben Hollingsworth
(Rice BA '64)\ Chairman, BBH Capital
Tommy O. Huie
(Rice BA & BS '87)\ Independent Financial Advisor
David Klein
(Rice BA, BS, MS)\ CEO, Klein Equities
R. Chris Kreidler
(Rice BA '85, MBA '87)\ Public and Private Company Board Member and Senior External Advisor, McKinsey & Co.
David Lummis
(Rice MBA ’84)\ President and CEO, Houston Trust Company
Ransom C. Lummis
(Rice MBA '89)\ Vice President, The Frill Foundation\ Private Investor, The Harrier Group, Participations & Investments
Jon Marinelli
(Rice MBA '98)\ Managing Director and Head of U.S. Energy, BMO Capital Markets
Richard K. McGee
(Rice BA '83)\ Vice President & General Counsel Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
D. Cal McNair
(Rice MBA ’95)\ Chairman and CEO, Houston Texans
Angela Minas
(Rice ’86, Rice MBA ’87)\ Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair, Vallourec \ Board of Directors, Westlake Chemical Partners
Lanham Napier
(Rice BA '93)\ Co-Founder and CE, BuildGroup
Joan Neuhaus
(Rice MBA '87)\ Executive Director, Kickstart Kids
Scott Nyquist
Special Advisor, Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company
Emeka Oyolu
(Rice MBA '05)\ Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Investor Relations, LyondellBasell
Christopher Patton
(Rice ’91, Rice MAcc ’92)\ CEO and Regional Director, Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Pvt. Ltd.
James J. Postl
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
Revati Puranik
(Rice MBA ’14)\ Co-Owner and CFO, Worldwide Oilfield Machine
Kevin Rabbitt
(Rice BA '95)\ CEO, Hornblower Group
Peter Schwab
(Rice BA '79, MACC '80)\ Senior Advisor, Kinzie Capital Partners
Anup Sharma
Managing Partner, ASynapse\ Chief Growth Officer, ARTIS Magi
Doreen Stoller
Lecturer in Operations Management
Troy W. Thacker
(Rice BS '95)\ Managing Partner, Ara Partners
Stephen M. Trauber
(Rice BA '84)\ Vice Chairman, Global Head of Energy Power Chemical Citigroup
Memo Treviño
President, Southern Distributing
Bobby Tudor
CEO, Artemis Energy Partners\ Retired Founder and CEO, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Farid Virani
Founder & Executive Chairman, Prime Communications
Marc Watts
President, The Friedkin Group
- Ex-Officio Members
Jesus Patiño, Rice Business Partners Board President\ (Rice MBA '10)\ Consultant, AerMill Solutions
David Holmes, RBAA Board President\ (Rice MBA ‘17)\ Director, S&P Global Ratings
Robert Ladd, Rice Board Chairman\ (Rice BA '78)\ Managing Partner, Stellus Capital Management\ Chairman and CEO, Stellus Capital Investment Corporation - Emeriti Members
Mr. Keith T. Anderson\ (Rice MBA ’83)\ Chairman and CIO\ Anderson Global Macro LLC
Ms. Subha V. Barry\ (Rice MBA '85)\ Vice President and General Manager\ Working Mother Media
Mr. Bruce Bilger\ Retired Managing Director\ Lazard
Mr. John F. Bookout, Jr.\ Retired President and Chief Executive Officer\ Shell Oil Company
Ms. Vicki Whamond Bretthauer\ Consultant
Mr. Clint D. Carlson\ (Rice BA '79, MBA '82)\ President and Chief Investment Officer\ Carlson Capital
Mr. John A. Carrig
Ms. Janet F. Clark\ Director\ EOG Resources
Mr. James L. Dunlap\ Director\ El Paso Corporation
Ms. Lynn Elsenhans\ Former Chairman & CEO\ Sunoco
Mr. Peter J. Fluor\ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer\ Texas Crude Energy, Inc.
Mr. Douglas L. Foshee\ (Rice MBA '92)\ CEO and Founder\ Sallyport Investment, LLC
Mr. Terry M. Giles\ President\ Giles Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Ron Girotto\ Retired President & CEO\ The Methodist Hospital System
Mr. Martyn Goossen\ Vice Chairman\ JP Morgan Private Bank\ President\ JPMorgan Chase Bank – Houston Region
Mr. Timothy T. Griffy\ (Rice BA '79, MACC '80)\ Retired Partner, Assurance Services\ Ernst & Young LLP
Mr. Joseph A. Hafner\ Retired Chairman\ Riviana Foods, Inc.
Mr. Henry O. Hernandez Jr.\ (Rice BA '78)\ Director-Business Development\ Linden Resources
Mr. F. E. (Emil) Jacobs\ (Rice BA '73)\ Retired Vice President of Research and Development\ ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
Mr. Steven J. Kean\ Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer\ Kinder Morgan Inc.
Mr. George Martinez\ (Rice BA '63)\ Chief Executive Officer\ Allegiance Bank Texas
Mr. Steven L. Miller\ Chairman and President\ SLM Discovery Ventures, Inc.
Mr. Ali Moshiri\ President and CEO\ Amos Global Energy
Mr. R. Ralph Parks\ Oaktree Capital (H.K.) Ltd.
Mr. W. Bernard Pieper\ (Rice BA '53, BS '54)\ Pieper Interests
Mr. John B. Poindexter\ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer\ J. B. Poindexter and Co., Inc.
Mr. Jerry H. Pyle\ President and Chief Executive Officer\ Friedkin Automotive Companies
Mr. Ashok Rao\ Chairman\ BioMed X Inc.
Mr. Daniel S. Sanders\ Retired President\ ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Mr. L.E. Simmons\ Chairman\ SCF Partners
Mr. Louis Sklar\ Retired Executive Vice President\ Louis Sklar
Mr. James S. Turley\ (Rice BA '77, MACC '78)\ Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer\ Ernst & Young
Mr. Jesse J. Tyson\ Former President & CEO\ NBMBAA
Ms. Lori Vetters\ President\ Sun Coast Resources, Inc.
Mr. Mark A. Wallace\ President & Chief Executive Officer\ Texas Children's Hospital
Mr. William A. Wise\ Wise Interests
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