Our Team

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.

John D Lawrence
John D. Lawrence

Chief Investment Officer and President of Rice Management Company


Cindy Melton
Cindy Melton

Chief Operating Officer


Craig Beach
Craig Beach

Managing Director, Private Investments

Joe Davidson
Joe Davidson

General Counsel for Rice Management Company


Beth Robison
Beth Robison

Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Nick Ambrose
Nick Ambrose

Investment Analyst


Ceci Arreola
Ceci Arreola

Associate Investment Director


Darren Britt
Darren Britt

Endowment Associate

Kirsten Roberts
Kirsten Bujosa

Associate Investment Director


Scott Butterfield
Scott Butterfield

Associate Director, Real Estate


Amra Catovic
Amra Catovic

Executive Administrator

Emily Chong
Emily Chong

Associate Manager


Michael Diemer
Michael Diemer

Senior Investment Associate


Mina Kasrai
Mina J. Kasrai

Senior Manager, Performance Analytics

Bianca Lopez
Bianca Lopez

Endowment Counsel and Minerals Manager


Terri Madore
Terri Madore

Executive Assistant


Amy Nelson
Amy Nelson

Endowment Counsel & Trust Manager

Claire Nelson
Claire Nelson

Associate Treasurer


Garrett Rasmus
Garrett Rasmus

Investment Associate


Grant Rogers
Grant Rogers

Associate Investment Manager

Chris Schelling
Christopher Schelling

Endowment Associate


Sarah Toups
Sarah Toups

Division Manager


Laurence Unger
Laurence Unger

Associate Investment Director

Faridah Usman
Faridah Usman

Associate Investment Director


Claire Vaughn
Claire Vaughn

Legal Administrator


Joshua Villegas
Joshua Villegas

Portfolio Risk Manager

Kristen Wilbanks
Kristen Wilbanks

Division Administrator


Kristen Woods
Kristen Woods

Endowment Associate


Taylor Zurcher
Taylor Zurcher

Associate Investment Director

Allison Thacker
Allison K. Thacker

Special Advisor to Rice University


Ron Long
Ronald E. Long

Endowment Advisor


Larry Perez
Larry Perez

Endowment Advisor

Alan Arnold
In Memory of Alan Arnold

Managing Director, Real Estate