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Doerr Institute’s ‘Leading Owls’ podcast highlights inspiring leaders at Rice

March 17, 2025

A new podcast from Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders highlights inspiring Owls who serve as leaders in their respective fields.

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‘Believe in yourself’: Women in Leadership Conference brings together business leaders, mentors

March 7, 2025

Rice Business hosted the 25th annual Women in Leadership Conference, a beacon of inspiration in the Houston community empowering women to accomplish their career and personal goals.

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Rice’s new Leader Development Council unites key representatives to advance world-class leadership efforts

February 21, 2025

Rice has established a new initiative aimed at refining world-class leadership development practices across campus, bringing together key representatives from various departments and programs to drive this effort.

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Leading executive recruiter John Strackhouse appointed chairman of Doerr Institute external board

December 10, 2024

World-class leader and talent recruiter John Strackhouse has been named chairman of the external board of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice.

Doerr Institute Director Bernie Banks speaks to students at a catalyst workshop.

Doerr Institute’s Catalyst workshops develop students’ skills as leaders

November 8, 2024

The Doerr Institute’s latest efforts to develop leaders at Rice include getting students in front of leadership experts to develop their skills at Catalyst leadership workshops.

Bernie Banks, director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University, speaks during a community dialogue event with local leaders from the Houston area Oct. 30.

Community leaders gather at Rice to connect, discuss leadership

November 5, 2024

Bernie Banks, director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice, spoke about the importance of leadership development during a community dialogue event with local leaders from the Houston area Oct. 30.

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Dedicated alumna Thacker to step down as Rice’s chief investment officer, serve as special adviser

September 11, 2024

Allison Thacker, chief investment officer at Rice and president of the Rice Management Company, will step down from her position Sept. 30.

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Rice selected by Carnegie Foundation for inaugural Leadership for Public Purpose Classification

June 14, 2024

Rice is one of 25 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification.

Bernard “Bernie” Banks joined Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders as its director, effective Jan. 1.

A conversation with new director of Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Bernard Banks

February 1, 2024

Resilient, driven and collaborative. These three adjectives describe the new director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Bernard “Bernie” Banks, who is looking to lead Rice University into a new era of leadership development.

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Rice names associate vice president for industry and new ventures

January 11, 2024

Rice’s Office of Innovation has named Brad Burke as associate vice president for industry and new ventures. This new role creates alignment with initiatives in the Office of Innovation and enables the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship to further Rice’s industry relationships and accelerate the scaling of Rice startups.

Adrian Trömel

Adrian Trömel joins Rice Office of Innovation as assistant vice president for strategy, investments

August 17, 2023

Rice University’s Office of Innovation has named Adrian Trömel as assistant vice president for strategy and investments.

Rice students participate in a student-led leadership cohort at the Doerr Institute for New Leaders.

Doerr Institute, Carnegie Foundation launching classification program to evaluate leadership training in higher ed

April 3, 2023

Higher education institutions across the country have a few more months to begin applying for the Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose (LPP) within Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders. The program aims to improve the practice of leadership education and development.

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Expert available to discuss Twitter’s leadership

November 18, 2022

An expert in leadership and organizational change is available to speak on Twitter employees’ exodus.

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Rice Business and MD Anderson launch health care leadership program

September 22, 2022

Rice Business and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have launched a new health care leadership program designed to help executives navigate the complexity of running health care organizations.

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Leaders who show their humanity are viewed more favorably, says Rice U. expert

March 26, 2020

During a crisis, outsiders view a leader who voices both anger and sadness, or even sadness alone, as more effective than a leader who shows only anger, according to newly released research conducted at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.

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