https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/forbes400-houston-texas-billionaires-22445713.php
Can’t we get one of these folks to join our Board of Regents?
do any of them other than tilman have any ties to UH?
Friedkin has RICE ties.
Probably not a good fit.
The Kinders favor Rice it seems; but they do focus on healthcare , so maybe the College of Medicine has a shot. Of course with Tillman’s name on the college , that may be a no go ?
Definitely need more billionaires on the board.
Fertitta’s son is on the BOR.
Yeah, Patrick Fertitta is there, which
is good. He graduated from USC, but being his family’s name is on the college of
medicine, that may be good long term pipeline for the university and college.
Would be great if more local billionaires were involved.
AI…
Complete Big 12 University Endowment Rankings
The following ranking reflects the total asset wealth supporting each university campus, using the most recently consolidated institutional fiscal data: [1, 2, 3, 4]
| Rank | University | Type | Est. Total Endowment | Financial Strategy & Institutional Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigham Young University | Private | $3.71 Billion | Backed by a vast global donor base and highly centralized church funding structures. |
| 2 | Texas Christian University (TCU) | Private | $2.62 Billion | Highest endowment-per-student ratio in the Big 12; heavily capitalized private wealth. |
| 3 | University of Kansas | Public | $2.55 Billion | Flagship state university with a powerhouse, century-old academic foundation fund. |
| 4 | Baylor University | Private | $2.18 Billion | Texas private university benefiting from extensive, targeted capital campaigns. |
| 5 | Texas Tech University | Public | $2.12 Billion | Massive West Texas oil and agricultural philanthropy network. |
| 6 | University of Cincinnati | Public | $2.01 Billion | Urban research powerhouse with strong municipal and corporate legacy backing. |
| 7 | Arizona State University | Public | $1.76 Billion | Massive student enrollment scale matches a highly commercialized research model. |
| 8 | University of Utah | Public | $1.65 Billion | Heavily supported by clinical healthcare revenue and tech commercialization. |
| 9 | Iowa State University | Public | $1.56 Billion | Deeply rooted in long-term bioscience, engineering, and agricultural wealth. |
| 10 | University of Arizona | Public | $1.50 Billion | Major land-grant institution utilizing research commercialization pipelines. |
| 11 | Oklahoma State University | Public | $1.56 Billion | Historic energy-sector gifts bolster long-term capital assets. |
| 12 | University of Houston | Public | $1.20 Billion | Fastest-growing urban public fund; explicitly aiming to expand past its multi-billion dollar milestone. |
| 13 | University of Colorado | Public | $1.15 Billion | Boulder flagship experiencing strong out-of-state alumni donation surges. |
| 14 | West Virginia University | Public | $611 Million | Heavily dependent on regional medical and industrial state partnerships. |
| 15 | Kansas State University | Public | $524 Million | Smaller alumni footprint but high-efficiency regional agricultural backing. |
| 16 | University of Central Florida | Public | $266 Million | Young institution (founded 1963) focused on scale over historical endowment maturity. |
He’s a good kid. I guess I can’t call him that now. I think he will do well by UH both short and long term. My son was an assistant coach where he played HS football. A little obnoxious at times (what 17 year old with that much family wealth wouldn’t be?). They loved talking sports together.