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, PhD
Professor, Economics & Statistics, Rice University
Chair, Islamic Economics, Finance & Management, Rice University
Tommy Huie, MBA, CFA
Independent Financial Advisor
Alumni Trustee, Rice University
Daniel Kowal, PhD
Dobelman Family Assistant Professor of Statistics, Rice University
Lada Kyj, PhD
Head of Investment Management Fintech Quant Strategies, Vanguard Fintech Ventures
Max Lee, MS, CFA
Director, Head of Commodity and FX Index Trading, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Adjunct Professor of the Practice, Rice University
Lynn Lewis
Owner, Green Street Advisors, Inc.
Rangan Padmanabhan, CFA, FRM
Chief Financial Officer, Nauticus Robotics, Inc.
Guodong Pang, PhD
Professor of Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research, Rice University
Kim Raath, PhD
Chief Technology Officer, Imperative Global
Mark Radulovich, MBA, CIMA
Partner & Founder, Prota Financial
Michael Reed, PhD
Independent Investment Advisor, M. J. Reed Investment Consulting
Dexter Senft
Managing Director (Retired), Morgan Stanley
Frederi Viens, PhD
Professor of Statistics, Rice University
Wentao Zhao, PhD
Global Quantitative Analytics Manager, ExxonMobil Global Trading
Adjunct Professor of the Practice, Rice University
Contact Us
For general inquiries and partnerships, or to sign up for our newsletter, email cofes@rice.edu.
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