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Council of Overseers

The Council of Overseers consists of community and business leaders who fulfill an important advisory role to the dean and faculty of the Jones School. Their advice is sought on key strategic issues and they are an important resource to the dean. It is the mission of the council to work with the dean and faculty to ensure that the Jones School meets the highest standards attainable for a graduate school of business. Council members serve renewable three-year terms.


glick  Dr. William H. Glick
Dean and H. Joe Nelson III Professor of Management
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
  JCollins  Mr. T. Jay Collins, Chairman
(Rice BA '68, Rice ME '69)
Former President & CEO
Oceaneering International, Inc.

Council Members (A-F)

abib  Mr. Osmar Abib, Jr.
(Rice BS '81)
Managing Director, Global Head of Oil and Gas
Global Energy Investment Banking
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
    carrig  Mr. John A. Carrig
Retired President and Chief Operating Officer
ConocoPhillips
allen  Ms. Judy Ley Allen
(Rice '61)
Partner
Allen Investments

 
   Bill Caesar  Mr. William K. Caesar
President, Recycling Services
Waste Management
anderson  Mr. Keith T. Anderson
(Rice MBA '83)
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Anderson Global Macro, LLC

 
  clark  Ms. Janet F. Clark
Executive Vice President and CFO
Marathon Oil Company
Barry,S  Ms. Subha V. Barry
(Rice MBA '85)

 

 
  Crownover  Mr. James W. Crownover
(Rice BA '65, BS '66)
Chair, Rice University Board of Trustees
Former Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Bilger  Mr. Bruce Bilger
Senior Advisor
Lazard Freres & Co.
    DeNicola  Mr. T. Kevin DeNicola
(Rice MBA '87)
Board of Directors
Comerica Inc., & Georgia Gulf Corporation
blanton
 1  Mr. Jack S. Blanton, Jr.
(Rice MBA '01)
Chairman
Nicklos Drilling Co.
    LElsenhans  Ms. Lynn Laverty Elsenhans
(Rice BA '78)
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Sunoco, Inc.
Boothby  Mr. Lee K. Boothby
(Rice MBA '92)
Chairman, President, and CEO
Newfield Exploration Company
    Mr. Bryan T. Emerson  Mr. Bryan T. Emerson
(Rice MBA '96)
Managing Director
Starlight Investments, LLC
Botts  Mr. Tom Botts
Executive Vice President
Global Manufacturing
Shell Downstream Inc.
    everett  Mr. C. Richard Everett
(Rice BA '67, BAR '68)
Chairman and CEO
Everett Interests
C. Richard Everett Investments, LLC
bretthauer  Ms. Vicki Whamond Bretthauer
(Rice BA '79)
Consultant
    Fine  Mr. David Fine
Chief Executive Officer
St. Luke's Episcopal Health System
brockman


 
Mr. Robert T. Brockman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Reynolds and Reynolds
    finger  Mr. Jerry E. Finger
Managing Partner
Finger Interests, Ltd
Carlson,C  Mr. Clint D. Carlson
(Rice BA '79, MBA '82)
President and Chief Investment Officer
Carlson Capital
    foshee  Douglas L. Foshee
(Rice MBA '92)
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
El Paso Corporation
        friezo  Mr. Michael P. Friezo
(Rice MBA '88)
Managing Director
Head of Equity Capital Markets - Americas
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Council Members (G-M)

Carolyn Galfione  Ms. Carolyn Galfione
(Rice MBA '97)
Wealth Manager
Linscomb & Williams
    hollingsworth  Mr. B. Ben Hollingsworth, Jr.
(Rice BA '64)
Chairman
BBH Capital
george  Ms. Karen Ostrum George
(Rice BA '77, MACC '78)
Associate
Ralph S. O'Connor & Associates

 
  kean  Mr. Steven J. Kean
Chief Operating Officer
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP.
Goossen2  Mr. Martyn Goossen
Managing Director
JP Morgan Private Banking

 
  ladd  Mr. Robert T. Ladd
(Rice BA '78)
Managing Partner
Stellus Capital Management, LLC
Griffy  Mr. Timothy T. Griffy
(Rice BA '79, MACC '80)
Partner, Assurance Services
Ernst & Young LLP

 
  mcgee  Mr. Richard K. McGee
(Rice BA '83)
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
Gurwitch  Ms. Janet Gurwitch
President
Gurwitch Consulting Group LLC
    mclean  Mr. Scott McLean
President, CEO
Amegy Bank of Texas
hafner  Mr. Joseph A. Hafner Jr.
Retired Chairman
Riviana Foods, Inc.
    mcnabb  Mr. Robert H. McNabb
Chief Executive Officer, Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry Company
Executive Vice President, Korn/Ferry International
hernandez  Mr. Henry O. Hernandez Jr.
(Rice BA '78)
Vice President-Diversity & Inclusion
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
    Moshiri  Mr. Ali Moshiri
President
Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company

Council Members (N-Z)

Mr. Adam C. Peakes  Mr. Adam C. Peakes
(Rice BA '95)
Managing Director
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
    schwab  Mr. Peter Schwab
(Rice BA '78, MACC '80)
Managing Director
Piper Jaffray & Co.
peiser

 
Mr. Robert A. Peiser
Retired CEO & President
Imperial Sugar Company
    simmons  Mr. L.E. Simmons
President
SCF Partners
pieper  Mr. W. Bernard Pieper
(Rice BA '53, BS '54)
Pieper Interests
    Anne Taylor  Mr. Laurence E. Stuart
Principal
Stuart & Associates P.C.
postl  Mr. James J. Postl
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
    Anne Taylor  Ms. Anne Taylor
Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner, Mid-America
Deloitte LLP
Potter  Mr. Robert L. Potter
(Rice BCO '73)
Executive Vice President - Energy Systems
FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Troy Thacker  Mr. Troy W. Thacker
(Rice BS '95)
Chief Executive Officer
R360 Environmental Solutions, Inc.
Mr. Ashok Rao  Mr. Ashok Rao
Chairman and CEO
Inlogy, Inc.
    trauber  Mr. Stephen M. Trauber
(Rice BA '84)
Vice Chairman
Global Head of Energy Power Chemical
Citigroup
Rodriguez,R  Mr. Roland Rodriguez
Managing Principal
MFR, P.C.
    Mr. James S. Turley  Mr. James S. Turley
(Rice BA '77, MACC '78)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ernst & Young
romans  Ms. Juanita Romans
President
The Romans Group
    Vetters,L  Ms. Lori Vetters
President
Inland Resources
        wallace  Mark A. Wallace
President and Chief Executive Officer
Texas Children's Hospital

Emeriti Members

Mr. Jack S. Blanton, Sr.
President
Eddy Refining Company
  Mr. John F. Bookout, Jr.
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
Shell Oil Company
  Mr. W.J. Bowen
Retired Chairman
Transco Energy Company
         
Mr. Philip J. Burguieres
Vice Chairman
Houston Texans
  Pastor Kirbyjon H. Caldwell
Senior Pastor
Windsor Village United Methodist Church
  Mr. James L. Dunlap
Director
El Paso Corporation
         
Mr. Peter J. Fluor
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Texas Crude Energy, Inc.
  Mr. Terry M. Giles
President
Giles Enterprises, Inc.
  Mr. Harold S. Hook
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
American General Corporation
         
Mr. George Martinez
(Rice BA '63)
CEO , Allegiance Bank Texas
  Mr. Steven L. Miller
Chairman and President
SLM Discovery Ventures, Inc.
  Mr. R. Ralph Parks
Oaktree Capital (H.K.) Ltd.
         
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. J. Hugh Roff, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Roff Resources LLC
         
Mr. David Ross
III Ross Interests
  Mr. Thomas Roupe     Mr. Daniel S. Sanders
Retired President
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
         
Mr. Louis Sklar
Retired Executive
Vice President Louis Sklar
  Mr.William A. Wise
Wise Interests