John Rice

John Rice

John Rice

JOHN RICE

Chief Executive Officer, Management Leadership for Tomorrow

John Rice founded Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) in 1994 and has served as its CEO since 2001. MLT works to develop the next generation of African American, Hispanic, and Native American leaders in major corporations, non-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures. Prior to MLT, he was an executive with the National Basketball Association, where he served as managing director of NBA Japan from 1998-2000 and as director of marketing for Latin America from 1996-1998. Before joining the NBA, he spent four years (1992-1996) with the Walt Disney Company in new business development and marketing for both the Disney Vacation Club and Disney Consumer Products Latin America. From 1988 to 1990, John Rice worked as an account executive with AT&T. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A. with honors in Latin American Studies from Yale.