Welcome to Operations, Finance & Support
The Division of Operations, Finance & Support provides the critical infrastructure for the university's continuing success in achieving its teaching and research mission. The division achieves this through effective leadership that supports and enables institutional effectiveness in administrative, financial, and physical infrastructure services for Rice University. Our teams closely adhere to the core values of high-performance collaboration and the university's values of responsibility, integrity, community and excellence.
By Angela Lipari, Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiative Support and Michelle Thackray, Associate Vice President for Operational Excellence
By Sandee Cheynet, Associate Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
By Paul Zukas, Director of Research Security and Marcus Phillips, Export Controls Research Analyst
By George Ristow, Assistant Vice President of Campus Planning and Design, Laura Thurmond, Executive Director of Project Management, and Don Dennis, Director of Rice Real Estate Company
Division of Operations, Finance & Support
Campus Location
Allen Center, Suite 411
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005
Mailing Address
Office of the Executive Vice President for Operations, Finance & Support – MS 90
Rice University
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Contact Information
713-348-4180
evpofs@rice.edu