Currently comprised of 14 prominent leaders in academia and industry, the CoFES Advisory Board meets bi-annually to evaluate the center’s progress and provide key advice to our leadership that is consistent with the center’s vision, goals, and objectives.
![Mahmoud Amin El-Gamal](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Mahmoud2.jpeg?itok=c1t3hMbv)
Professor, Economics & Statistics, Rice University
Chair, Islamic Economics, Finance & Management, Rice University
![Tommy Huie](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Tommy%20Huie.jpg.jpeg?itok=aTI5cLRc)
Independent Financial Advisor
Alumni Trustee, Rice University
![Daniel Kowal](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/faculty_dkowal_01.jpg.jpeg?itok=J1wSDAhz)
Dobelman Family Assistant Professor of Statistics, Rice University
![no photo](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/no-photo.png.jpeg?itok=9THYBaQw)
Head of Investment Management Fintech Quant Strategies, Vanguard Fintech Ventures
![Max Lee](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Max%20Lee_web%20%281%29.jpg.jpeg?itok=w_pbWT92)
Director, Head of Commodity and FX Index Trading, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Adjunct Professor of the Practice, Rice University
![Lynn Lewis](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Lynn%20Lewis.jpg.jpeg?itok=wrZZmUgb)
Owner, Green Street Advisors, Inc.
![Rangan Padmanabhan](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Rangan%20Padmanahan.jpg.jpeg?itok=Sci8vUg5)
Chief Financial Officer, Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
![Guodong Pang](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/g_pang_22_0.jpg.jpeg?itok=Xt58OIiM)
Professor of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research, Rice University
![Kim Raath](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Kim%20Raath.jpg.jpeg?itok=cgpMd1VT)
Chief Technology Officer, Imperative Global
![Mark Radulovich](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Mark%20Radulovich.jpg.jpeg?itok=57z0N-8I)
Partner & Founder, Prota Financial
![Michael Reed](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Michael%20Reed.jpg.jpeg?itok=isHZPNnJ)
Independent Investment Advisor, M. J. Reed Investment Consulting
![no photo](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/no-photo_0.png.jpeg?itok=wHkch4Rx)
Managing Director (Retired), Morgan Stanley
![Frederi Viens](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/FrederiViens.jpg.jpeg?itok=GaSn_hbl)
Professor of Statistics, Rice University
![Wentao Zhao](/sites/g/files/bxs5081/files/styles/thumbnail_small_170x170/public/2023-03/Wentao%20Zhao_web.jpg.jpeg?itok=QBSUJ9HV)
Global Quantitative Analytics Manager, ExxonMobil Global Trading
Adjunct Professor of the Practice, Rice University
Contact Us
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Location
Physical Address
6100 Main St.
Maxfield Hall, Suite 113
Houston, TX, 77005
Mailing Address
CoFES MS-138
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX, 77251-1892