# Board of Advisors

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## 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.

[Engagement Opportunities](https://business.rice.edu/sites/default/files/2024-12/BOAEngagementOpps-2024.pdf)

## Leadership

### [Adam C. Peakes](https://business.rice.edu/person/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](https://business.rice.edu/person/osmar-abib)

(Rice BS '81)\
Retired Chairman of Global Energy, Credit Suisse

### [Judy Ley Allen](https://business.rice.edu/person/judy-ley-allen)

(Rice '61)\
Partner, Allen Investments

### [Jack S. Blanton](https://business.rice.edu/person/jack-s-blanton)

(Rice EMBA '01)\
Chairman, Nicklos Drilling Co.

### [William (Bill) Caesar](https://business.rice.edu/person/william-bill-caesar)

Operating Partner, Generate Capital

### [T. Jay Collins](https://business.rice.edu/person/t-jay-collins)

Former President & CEO Oceaneering International, Inc.

### [James W. Crownover](https://business.rice.edu/person/james-w-crownover)

(Rice BA '65, BS '66)\
Retired Managing Director and Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co.

### [Edmund Donaldson](https://business.rice.edu/person/edmund-donaldson-0)

(Rice MBA '91)\
Executive Managing Director, Portfolio Management, USAA Real Estate Company

### [C. Richard Everett](https://business.rice.edu/person/c-richard-everett)

(Rice BA '67, BAR '68)\
Chairman and CEO Everett Interests, C. Richard Everett Investments, LLC

### [Jonathan Finger](https://business.rice.edu/person/jonathan-finger-0)

Managing Partner, Finger Interests, Ltd.

### [Robert Gaudette](https://business.rice.edu/person/robert-gaudette-0)

(Rice MBA '01)\
President, NRG

### [Karen Ostrum George](https://business.rice.edu/person/karen-ostrum-george)

(Rice BA '77, MACC '78)\
Associate, Ralph S. O'Connor & Associates

### [George Y. Gonzalez](https://business.rice.edu/person/george-y-gonzalez)

(Rice BA '90)\
Partner - Energy, Mergers and Acquisitions and International Practice Groups, Haynes and Boone, LLP

### [B. Ben Hollingsworth](https://business.rice.edu/person/b-ben-hollingsworth)

(Rice BA '64)\
Chairman, BBH Capital

### [Tommy O. Huie](https://business.rice.edu/person/tommy-o-huie)

(Rice BA & BS '87)\
Independent Financial Advisor

### [David Klein](https://business.rice.edu/person/david-klein)

(Rice BA, BS, MS)\
CEO, Klein Equities

### [R. Chris Kreidler](https://business.rice.edu/person/r-chris-kreidler)

(Rice BA '85, MBA '87)\
Public and Private Company Board Member and Senior External Advisor, McKinsey & Co.

### [David Lummis](https://business.rice.edu/person/david-lummis)

(Rice MBA ’84)\
President and CEO, Houston Trust Company

### [Ransom C. Lummis](https://business.rice.edu/person/ransom-c-lummis)

(Rice MBA '89)\
Vice President, The Frill Foundation\
Private Investor, The Harrier Group, Participations & Investments

### [Jon Marinelli](https://business.rice.edu/person/jon-marinelli)

(Rice MBA '98)\
Managing Director and Head of U.S. Energy, BMO Capital Markets

### [Richard K. McGee](https://business.rice.edu/person/richard-k-mcgee)

(Rice BA '83)\
Vice President & General Counsel Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

### [D. Cal McNair](https://business.rice.edu/person/d-cal-mcnair)

(Rice MBA ’95)\
Chairman and CEO, Houston Texans

### [Angela Minas](https://business.rice.edu/person/angela-minas)

(Rice ’86, Rice MBA ’87)\
Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair, Vallourec \
Board of Directors, Westlake Chemical Partners

### [Lanham Napier](https://business.rice.edu/person/lanham-napier)

(Rice BA '93)\
Co-Founder and CE, BuildGroup

### [Joan Neuhaus](https://business.rice.edu/person/joan-neuhaus)

(Rice MBA '87)\
Executive Director, Kickstart Kids

### [Scott Nyquist](https://business.rice.edu/person/scott-nyquist)

Special Advisor, Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company

### [Emeka Oyolu](https://business.rice.edu/person/emeka-oyolu-0)

(Rice MBA '05)\
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Investor Relations, LyondellBasell

### [Christopher Patton](https://business.rice.edu/person/christopher-patton)

(Rice ’91, Rice MAcc ’92)\
CEO and Regional Director, Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services India Pvt. Ltd.

### [James J. Postl](https://business.rice.edu/person/james-j-postl)

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company

### [Revati Puranik](https://business.rice.edu/person/revati-puranik)

(Rice MBA ’14)\
Co-Owner and CFO, Worldwide Oilfield Machine

### [Kevin Rabbitt](https://business.rice.edu/person/kevin-rabbitt)

(Rice BA '95)\
CEO, Hornblower Group

### [Peter Schwab](https://business.rice.edu/person/peter-schwab)

(Rice BA '79, MACC '80)\
Senior Advisor, Kinzie Capital Partners

### [Anup Sharma](https://business.rice.edu/person/anup-sharma)

Managing Partner, ASynapse\
Chief Growth Officer, ARTIS Magi

### [Doreen Stoller](https://business.rice.edu/person/doreen-stoller)

Lecturer in Operations Management

### [Troy W. Thacker](https://business.rice.edu/person/troy-w-thacker)

(Rice BS '95)\
Managing Partner, Ara Partners

### [Stephen M. Trauber](https://business.rice.edu/person/stephen-m-trauber)

(Rice BA '84)\
Vice Chairman, Global Head of Energy Power Chemical Citigroup

### [Memo Treviño](https://business.rice.edu/person/memo-trevino)

President, Southern Distributing

### [Bobby Tudor](https://business.rice.edu/person/bobby-tudor)

CEO, Artemis Energy Partners\
Retired Founder and CEO, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

### [Farid Virani](https://business.rice.edu/person/farid-virani)

Founder & Executive Chairman, Prime Communications

### [Marc Watts](https://business.rice.edu/person/marc-watts)

President, The Friedkin Group

- Ex-Officio Members

  [**Jesus Patiño**](https://business.rice.edu/person/jesus-patino), *Rice Business Partners Board President*\
  (Rice MBA '10)\
  Consultant, AerMill Solutions

  [**David Holmes**](https://business.rice.edu/person/david-holmes), *RBAA Board President*\
  (Rice MBA ‘17)\
  Director, S&P Global Ratings

  **[Robert Ladd](https://business.rice.edu/person/robert-t-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

##### Have a Question?

### [Mark Putnam](https://business.rice.edu/person/mark-putnam)

Assistant Dean and Executive Director

[713-348-3724](tel:713-348-3724)
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