Larry Perez joined Rice University in 1991 as an accountant in the Controller’s Office in the Endowment Accounting group. In 1995, Mr. Perez moved to the Office of Investments and Treasurer (now Rice Management Company) where his primary responsibility was endowment budgeting and spending. This includes budgeting the annual spending from the University’s 1,800+ endowment funds and monitoring compliance of the endowment spending policy. Mr. Perez was also responsible for generating endowment spending forecasts to assist management in determining appropriate levels of future annual spending from the endowment. Mr. Perez holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting with honors from the University of Houston-Downtown. He is a graduate of Nicholls State University where he received an Associate's degree in business. Mr. Perez became a CPA in 1997 but no longer maintains his license.