Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative

This page is from the Rice Entrepreneurship page.

Entrepreneurship@Rice is a collaborative effort of students, professors, mentors and the Houston entrepreneur community to foster innovative entrepreneurial spirit and help launch successful ventures through education, guidance and connections.[1]. The initiative is led by Yael Hochberg, Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, and Abby Larson, Director of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative.[2]

Team

Leadership

• Yael Hochberg, Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship
• Abby Larson, Director of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

Faculty

• Eric Floyd, Assistant Professor of Accounting
• Haiyang Li, Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation
• Doug Schuler, Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy
• Danielle Supkis-Cheek, Adjust Professor
• Al Danto, Lecturer in Management – Entrepreneurship & IT
• Michael Evans, Lecturer
• Aziz Gilani, Lecturer in Management
• Tom Kraft, Director Technology Ventures Development - Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Lecturer in Management

Rice Alliance

• Brad Burke, Managing Director
• Mary Lynn Fernau, Director of Marketing
• Lea Aden Lueck, Director of the Rice Business Plan Competition
• Quynhmai Nguyen, Director of Operations and Event Planning
• Noy Shemer, Program Specialist
• Kerri Smith, Associate Managing Director

The website provides resources for faculty and students. A list of undergraduate, graduate, MBA, and EMBA courses relating to entrepreneurship are provided.[3]