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Reginald Desroches

President · William Marsh Rice University

President at William Marsh Rice University. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 3 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$1.6M
Others who share this name
3

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President of William Marsh Rice University, based in Houston, TX.
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Received $1.6M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Former Director of The Center for Collaborative Research INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Director of The Welch Institute, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Eighth President of William Marsh Rice University (since July 1, 2022), the first president selected from within Rice's own ranks. Also serves as Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

First Black president of Rice, first immigrant, and first engineer to lead the university. Previously served as Howard Hughes Provost and Sick Dean of Engineering at Rice.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
2022-present
Education
  • Georgia Institute of Technology (faculty 1998-2017)1998

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

William Marsh Rice University President · $1.6B revenue · Houston, TXAs a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research,…pay $441K → $1.6MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.6Mreported comp
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The Center for Collaborative Research INC Former Director · $26.5M revenue · Houston, TXTHE BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE IS AN INNOVATIVE SPACE WHERE STUDENTS, SCIENTISTS, AND EDUCATORS FROM RICE UNIVERSITY AND OTHER TEXAS MEDICAL…Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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The Welch Institute Director · Houston, TXThe mission of The Welch Institute ("The Institute") is to leverage and integrate the knowledge, expertise and resources of William Marsh Rice…Filed FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Rice 360 Institute for Global Health Former Director · Houston, TXFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Reginald Desroches

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Reginald Desroches 1 organization · Houston, TXGreater Houston Partnership INC
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Reginald Desroches 1 organization · Irving, TXAmerican Athletic Conference
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Reginald Desroches 1 organization · Houston, TXTechnology Collaboration Center of Houston

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$1.3M
J
Investment Manager · FY2024
$1.1M
B
Associate Professor · FY2024
$1.1M
M
Football Coach · FY2024
$1.0M
C
Investment Manager · FY2024
$1.0M
C
Investment Manager · FY2023
$958K
S
Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations · FY2024
$958K
C
Investment Manager · FY2022
$890K
A
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs · FY2024
$881K
P
Dean of Jones Graduate Business School of Business · FY2024
$877K
K
Professsor of Finance · FY2023
$867K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org