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1 Hesam Panahi Jones Graduate School of Business Rice University 6100 Main Street MS 531 Houston, TX Academic Appointments Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business 2015 present University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 2014 present Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design C.T. Bauer College of Business C.T. Bauer College of Business C.T. Bauer College of Business Education C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston 2010 C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston 2005

2 Teaching and Course Development New Courses Spring 2018 Co Instructor Contributed to the design and delivery of the first Global Field Experience for full time MBA students in Brazil. Students work in teams to solve real world challenges with large companies, municipalities, and small startup businesses. As part of this process, students (1) learn and master the ideation process and a variety of problem solving tools, (2) gain insight into the process of doing business in the global context and (3) cultivate the skills of working in teams and across national boundaries. Fall 2017, Fall 2018 Co Instructor Collaborated with a teaching team that included faculty from Rice Business, Rice Bioengineering, and Baylor to develop a course that brings together Rice Business students, Rice Masters BIOE students, and Baylor clinicians. Students work in interdisciplinary teams to validate and scope clinical needs, ideate solutions, draft a business model, and determine regulatory and reimbursement strategies for medical device startups. Spring 2017, Fall 2017 Instructor Created a new course that examines frameworks for making informed decisions about human capital when founding a new venture, including co founders, early hires, advisors, board members, and investors. Spring 2017, Spring 2018 Instructor Developed a new experiential course for undergraduate students that pairs student teams with local startup organizations on solving real world challenges using design thinking. Spring 2017, Spring 2018 Instructor Launched the Lilie New Venture Challenge course, designed for undergraduate student venture teams. Teams develop their venture plans and receive mentorship from entrepreneurs, investors, and subject matter experts. Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018 Instructor Created an experiential course on entrepreneurship where students form teams, come up with ideas, and develop plans for innovation based ventures. Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018 Instructor Designed an introductory, experiential entrepreneurship course where students form plans for new, innovation based ventures. Previously co taught a variation of the course in Fall 2015 (BUSI 462 Foundations of Entrepreneurship: Toolkit).

3 University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering Spring 2016 Co Instructor Redesigned the second semester of the capstone electrical and computer engineering design course to include entrepreneurship. University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017 Instructor Developed an introductory business course for industrial design students that covers business model creation and testing, case studies from design driven firms, and delivering a pitch. University of Houston College of Natural Science and Mathematics Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018 Co Instructor Designed an experiential technology entrepreneurship course for computer science students focused on venture development and prototype building. Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015 Instructor Created a new course for management information systems students to learn advanced web development skills, including responsive design and Ruby on Rails. Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016 Instructor Founded the University of Houston s startup accelerator, where University of Houston affiliated startups receive resources and mentorship to start technology companies. Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014 Instructor Created a mobile application development course for management information systems students. Summer 2012, Winterim 2012, Winterim 2013 Instructor Developed a two week lean startup entrepreneurship course targeted to technical majors (engineers and computer scientists). Spring 2009 Co Instructor Co developed a course highlighting emerging technologies in the enterprise. Existing Courses Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013 Instructor Data modeling and database design.

4 Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 Instructor Software development and introduction to programming course. Summer 2011, Summer 2012 Instructor Managing information systems and best practices for managers. Fall 2006, Spring 2010 Instructor Fall 2005, Spring 2006 Teaching Assistant Data communications and networking fundamentals. Fall 2008 Instructor Introduction to computing technologies. Awards University of Houston 2016 University of Houston 2014 University Service Faculty Associate 2018 present Engage with students at Will Rice College, one of the 11 residential colleges at Rice. Provide support and guidance throughout the academic year by contributing to community events and mentoring students. Faculty Advisor 2017 present Provide administrative support for Rice s entrepreneurship student club, including mentoring students, planning events, and connecting students to resources on and off campus for launching ventures. Mentor 2017 present Mentor teams in the Design for America student club, Rice s design thinking student organization that works with community partners to solve real world challenges.

5 Mentor 2017 present Faculty mentor for engineering design teams at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK). Faculty Organizer Day Startup is an entrepreneurship education program where university students learn about entrepreneurship over the course of 3 days in an intense, hands on environment. Co organize the annual 3 Day Startup program with a team of students, faculty, and staff. Facilitator Facilitate 3 Day Startup programs at other universities. Travel to each university to provide on site guidance and to ensure that the program reflects 3 Day Startup s standards. Community Service The Houston Design Thinking Workshop (HDTW) is a community focused class where teams assemble and tackle problems sourced from the community. The class is free and open to all community members in Houston. The HDTW was created to to teach people more about the design process so they can solve their own challenges and share the process with others. Facilitator and Co Instructor February 2017 April 2017 Station Houston is a co working accelerator in Houston focused on helping early stage software startups by connecting them to community, programs, workspace, resources, mentorship, and the Houston entrepreneurship ecosystem. Mentor 2016 present Provide feedback and guidance to startups presenting at SXSW Interactive and SXSW V2V conferences. Accelerator Coach Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event where aspiring entrepreneurs with different skill sets come together to share ideas, develop products, and start companies. Houston Co organizer Facilitator

6 Publications Refereed Journal Articles Silva, L. and Panahi, H. (2016). Catch Me If You Can: Online Protests on Sites Powered by User Generated Content. Information & Management. Abstracts and Other Proceedings Panahi, H. and Smith, K. (March 20 21, 2015). Bayou Startup Showcase: A model for collaboration between university accelerators. VentureWell Open 2015, Washington, D.C. Leffel, A., Glanchai, L.C., Hallam, C., Panahi, H., and Houser, C. (March 21 22, 2014). Rigorous Three day Startup Events in the Academic Setting Prepare Nascent Entrepreneurs. National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Open 2014, San Jose, CA. González Reinhart, J., and Panahi, H. (2009). Understanding an Electronic Medical Records System Implementation through the Punctuated Equilibrium Lens, AMCIS 2009 Proceedings. Paper 363. Panahi, H. and González Reinhart, J. (December 9 12, 2007). Empowering the Internet Masses: A Critical Analysis of Digg. IFIP 8.2 Organizations and Society in Information Systems (OASIS) 2007 at International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Montreal, Canada.

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