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==Bio Information:About==*Official webpage: <onlyinclude>Founded in 2000, [[the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship]] is devoted to the support of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. Its mission is to support creation of technology-based companies and commercialize new technologies at city and statewide levels.  The [[Rice Alliance]] provides education, guidance, and connections to its recipients. It works closely with the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business. The program has launched more than 230 startups, collectively raising over half a billion dollars in early-stage capital. They have awarded more than $1.3 million [http://alliance.rice.edu/defaultabout/|] in prizes.aspx*Founded Recipients have a high success rate in their business ventures, with over 133 past competitors in business today having raised in 2000*Administration: excess of $394 million [http://alliance.rice.edu/Board_Overseersabout/|]. The Rice Alliance is best known for its [[Rice Business Plan Competition]].</onlyinclude> ==Team=====Board of Overseers===*William Glick, Dean, Jones Graduate School of Management*Peter J. Rossky, Dean, Wiess School of Natural Sciences*Yousif Shamoo, Vice Provost for Research*Edwin "Ned" Thomas, Dean, Brown School of Engineering For questionsmore detailed information, see Rice Alliance's [http://alliance.rice.edu/contact_usBoard_Overseers/| contact themBoard of Overseers website]===External Advisory Board===*Dr. Robert R. Maxfield *Dr. Steve Sheafor *William N. Sick

For more detailed information, see Rice Alliance's [http://alliance.rice.edu/External_Advisory_Board/| External Advisory Board webiste]===About:Executive Advisory Board===The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship is devoted to the support of technology commercialization*Jack M. Gill, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. Its mission is to support creation of technology-based companies and commercialize new technologies at city and statewide levelsPhD*Rod Canion*Daniel E. Steppe

The For more detailed information, see Rice Alliance provides education, guidance, and connections to its recipients. It works closely with the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business. The program has launched more than 230 startups, collectively raising over half a billion dollars in early-stage capital. They have awarded more than $1.3 million in prizes's [http://alliance. Recipients have a large success rate in their business ventures, with over 133 past competitors in business today having raised in excess of $394 millionrice.edu/Executive_Advisory_Board/| Executive Advisory Board website]===Faculty Advisory Committee===*Kazimir Karwowski *Yael Hochberg*Andrew Barron

For more detailed information, see Rice Alliance's [http://alliance.rice.edu/Faculty_Advisory_Committee/| Faculty Advisory Committee website]===Management===*Brad Burke, Managing Director *Mary Lynn Fernau, Director of Marketing *Thomas Kraft, Director of Technology Ventures Development *Lea Aden Lueck, Director of the Rice Business Plan Competition *Quynhmai Nguyen, Director of Operations and Event Planning*Kerri Smith, Managing Director, OwlSpark and Director of Programs, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice University*Noy Shemer, Program Specialist  For more detailed information, see Rice Alliance's [http://alliance.rice.edu/Management/| Management website]===Roundtable Advisory Board===See Rice Alliance's [http://alliance.rice.edu/Roundtable_Advisory_Board/| Roundtable Advisory Board website]==Awards[http://news.rice.edu/2013/06/07/rice-alliance-named-top-global-university-business-incubator/]== *2014, #1 University-Related Business Incubator, UBI Index