William Marsh Rice University
Houston, TX · EIN 74-1109620 · Education · Rank 396 by total revenue
Research and education
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,635,701,788
- Total expenses
- $1,369,765,124
- Total assets
- $11,183,685,000
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $515,799,971
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $639,129,566
- Employees
- 9,622
- Salary base per employee
- $53,606
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (49)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Thacker | Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary | Officer | 40 | $2,975,212 |
| Reginald Desroches | President | Board, Officer | 40 | $2,074,566 |
| Amy Dittmar | Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs | Officer | 40 | $1,084,857 |
| Stephen Bayer | Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations | Officer | 40 | $1,076,208 |
| Kelly Fox | Executive VP for Finance and Administration, Associate Treasurer and Assistant Secretary | Officer | 40 | $1,010,304 |
| Ramesh Ramamoorthy | Executive VP for Research | Officer | 40 | $983,263 |
| Cindy Melton | Associate Vice President, Investments and Associate Treasurer | Officer | 40 | $662,835 |
| Omar Syed | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Officer | 40 | $637,441 |
| Melinda Spaulding Chevalier | Vice President of Public Affairs | Officer | 40 | $623,219 |
| Caroline Levander | VP for Global | Officer | 40 | $532,672 |
| Kenneth Jett | Vice President Facilities & Capital Construction & President Rice Real Estate | Officer | 40 | $523,249 |
| Katrina Spencer | Senior Associate Vice President, CFO, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary | Officer | 40 | $506,236 |
| Brian Padley | VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer | Officer | 40 | $487,749 |
| Joseph Davidson | Senior Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Officer | 40 | $474,644 |
| Yvonne Romero | Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid | Officer | 40 | $442,939 |
| Paul Cherukuri | Vice President for Innovation | Officer | 40 | $427,675 |
| Bradley Fralic | Associate VP Finance, Controller, Associate Treasurer | Officer | 40 | $371,532 |
| Veta Byrd-Perez | Senior Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Officer | 40 | $352,719 |
| Claire Nelson | Associate Treasurer and Assistant Secretary | Officer | 40 | $326,335 |
| Diana X Garcia | Director of Treasury and Finance and Associate Treasurer | Officer | 40 | $248,435 |
| Peter Rodriguez | Dean of Jones Graduate Business School of Business | Key employee | 40 | $954,160 |
| Thomas McClelland | Director of Athletics | Key employee | 40 | $857,066 |
| Luay Nakhleh | Dean of George R. Brown School of Engineering | Key employee | 40 | $630,917 |
| Thomas Killian | Dean of Wiess School of Natural Sciences | Key employee | 40 | $542,290 |
| Asuka Nakahara | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Bart Broadman | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Brandy Morrison | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Brian Patterson | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Byron Pope | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Cathryn Selman | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Claudia Gee Vassar | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Elle Anderson | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Elle Moody | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| George Gonzalez | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Gloria Tarpley | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Holli Ladhani | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| James Whitehurst | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jennifer Kneale | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jeremy Thigpen | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Joshua Earnest | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Lori Whitten | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mark Durcan | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michael Yuen | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michol L Ecklund | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Patricia Kraft | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Randa Duncan Williams | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Robert T Ladd | Chair, Board of Trustees | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Terrence Gee | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Vinay Pai | Trustee | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $13,707,888, which is 2.7% of the $515,799,971 salary base shared by 9,622 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Thacker | Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary | Officer | 40 | $2,885,616 | $0 | $89,596 | $2,975,212 |
| Reginald Desroches | President | Board, Officer | 40 | $1,640,959 | $0 | $433,607 | $2,074,566 |
| John Lawrence | Investment Manager | Highly paid employee | 40 | $1,097,039 | $0 | $75,669 | $1,172,708 |
| Brent Smith | Associate Professor | Highly paid employee | 40 | $1,096,446 | $0 | $74,965 | $1,171,411 |
| Craig Beech | Investment Manager | Highly paid employee | 40 | $1,001,444 | $0 | $85,891 | $1,087,335 |
| Amy Dittmar | Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs | Officer | 40 | $880,805 | $0 | $204,052 | $1,084,857 |
| Stephen Bayer | Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations | Officer | 40 | $957,601 | $0 | $118,607 | $1,076,208 |
| Michael Bloomgren | Football Coach | Highly paid employee | 40 | $1,008,819 | $0 | $63,205 | $1,072,024 |
| Kelly Fox | Executive VP for Finance and Administration, Associate Treasurer and Assistant Secretary | Officer | 40 | $816,653 | $0 | $193,651 | $1,010,304 |
| Ramesh Ramamoorthy | Executive VP for Research | Officer | 40 | $770,402 | $0 | $212,861 | $983,263 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601319349301340 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-1109620
- Organization website (as filed): www.rice.edu