Guest Speakers

Brad Burke Managing Director, Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship Brad Burke, Managing Director of the Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship, joined the Alliance from Viant Corporation, a global internet consulting firm, where he founded and led the Houston office. He has a background in technology, entrepreneurship, consulting, and energy. Prior to Viant, Brad was a principal with CSC Index (the management consulting division of Computer Sciences Corporation) where he worked with companies in the energy, distribution, and retail industries. Earlier in his career, Brad was an executive with Exxon Corporation. He received his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and B.S. from Vanderbilt University.