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Kathleen Menezes chose to get her MBA at Rice Business because she understands the power of an MBA and the Rice Business reputation!
Season 4, Episode 29
How do you take a business from bankruptcy to an $18 billion acquisition? Dan, CEO of SRS Distribution, shares the journey that led to Home Depot’s acquisition of SRS — one that turned many of his frontline employees into millionaires.
Season 4, Episode 28
Double the expertise, double the fun! Join us for an episode with Rice Business power couple Lee Ann and Alex Butler as they share their journeys in academia and life together.
Season 4, Episode 27
Shalini, a 2024 Executive MBA grad and executive director of Rice’s Synthetic Biology Institute, shares the revolutionary potential of synthetic biology and why blending science with business is key to innovation.
“Over just one year in the MBA program, I transitioned to a new role, developed a model that is being implemented for business analytics questions within ExxonMobil, trained business analysts for the other regions of the U.S., and just recently got a promotion. I have no doubt that the coursework and experiences at Rice contributed to both my accomplishments and promotion.”
Rice University’s Office of Innovation and Rice Athletics have formed a strategic partnership with BeOne Sports, a startup co-founded by Rice MBA alumni Scott Deans and Jason Bell alongside former Rice student-athlete James McNaney.
Congratulations to Wesley Hungbui FTMBA ’25 for being named an inaugural recipient of the Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship. Through a partnership between Chevron and the Rice Sustainability Institute, this initiative awards $10,000 each to 10 Rice graduate students driving innovation in energy-related research.
Congratulations to Ana Santos for being named one of Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Executive MBAs of 2024.