Cathryn Rodd Selman ’78

BA 1978, Rice University
MBA 1982, Harvard Graduate School of Business

Get to Know Cathryn

Cathryn Rodd Selman ’78 earned her bachelor’s degree from Rice in economics and history and an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business. Rodd Selman’s professional career included sixteen years in domestic and international finance assignments with Exxon Corporation, including five years in Belgium and Hong Kong. She later assumed the position of treasurer, and then controller, of Houston-based Exxon Exploration Company. Her last Exxon role was as Treasurer of Exxon Ventures CIS, Inc., before assuming the position of executive director at Russell Reynolds Associates. She has been active in many alumni volunteer roles, including leading the 1978 class giving efforts over many reunions. She also served on the Friends of Fondren Library Board and the advisory boards of the Chao Center for Asian Studies and Rice Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Currently, Rodd Selman is a member of the advisory board of the School of Social Sciences and of the Center for Career Development. She is a previous recipient of the Meritorious Service award.