Our Investments and Endowment Operations teams bring decades of investment management expertise across diversified industries and financial specialties. Through disciplined research and due diligence, we assess and pursue investment strategies that are aligned with the long-term risk/reward profile of the endowment.
Allison K. Thacker
President; Chief Investment Officer
Cindy Melton
Chief Operating Officer
John Lawrence
Managing Director, Natural Resources; Public Equities
Ceci Arreola
Head of Portfolio and Asset Management
Colton Beardmore
Senior Associate, Real Estate
Darren Britt
Endowment Associate
Justin Burke
Minerals Manager
Scott Butterfield
Investment Manager, Real Estate
Sarah Cepeda
Division Administrator
Emily Chong
Endowment Associate
Joe Davidson
Sr. Associate General Counsel Rice University; General Counsel of the Rice Management Company (RMC)
Sam Dike
Manager | Strategic Initiatives
Lindsay Farish
Investment Associate
Bryson Grover
Investment Manager, Real Estate Development
Erica Henning
Senior Director, Real Estate Operations
Scott Irby
Associate Investment Manager, Direct Real Estate
Mina J. Kasrai
Reporting Manager
Jessica Kong
Treasury Operations Associate
Morgan Lera
Investment Manager, Asset Management
Ryan LeVasseur
Managing Director - Direct Real Estate
David Levin
Senior Investment Associate
Megan Medlin
Department Administrator
Amanda Morrow
Human Resources Business Partner
Amy Nelson
Trust Manager
Kirsten Roberts
Investment Manager
Jordan Rueter
Real Estate Finance Associate
Christopher Schelling
Endowment Associate
Austen Smith
Investment Manager, Marketable Securities
In Memory of Alan Arnold
Managing Director, Real Estate