New People, New Positions to Launch the Academic Year


WELCOME OUR NEW FACULTY

We welcome the following tenure-track faculty to the Rice Business ranks.
 

Also, we will be joined by additional faculty members this year.
 

Bernard "Bernie" Banks
Director, Ann and John Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Rice University
Professor in the Practice of Leadership
Sophie Randolph
Clinical Faculty & Summer Program Manager, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Richard Swartz
Lecturer in Operations Management
Senior Statistician, Research Analysts


Introducing Our New Leaders

We have appointed current faculty members to new service roles and leadership positions. Their dedication and expertise will play a pivotal role in the future of our institution and the education of our students. 
 

Barbara Ostdiek
Professor of Finance and Statistics
Director of Special Projects and Director of MBA@Rice
Alan Crane
Associate Professor of Finance
Advisor to the Dean on Curriculum Innovation
K. Ramesh
Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting
Accounting Area Ph.D. Advisor
Brian Rountree
Associate Professor of Accounting
Accounting Area Coordinator
Laszlo Tihanyi
William Alexander Kirkland Professor of Strategic Management
Area Coordinator
Strategic Management Ph.D. Advisor
James Weston
Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs
Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance


We Appreciate Our Outgoing Leaders

As we welcome new leaders to service positions, we also express sincere gratitude to current faculty members who have completed their rotation of service. Their invaluable contributions have left a lasting impact on our community.

  • Barbara Bennett: Senior Associate Dean of Degree Programs
  • K. Ramesh: Accounting Area Coordinator and Faculty Director of Online Initiatives
  • Lee Ann Butler: Academic Director of MBA@Rice
  • Shiva Sivaramakrishnan: Accounting Area Ph.D. Advisor
  • Haiyang Li: Strategy and Environment Area Coordinator 


 

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