Being chief financial officer affords variety for Rice. “My role goes beyond compliance. I am responsible for ensuring the integrity of our financial information and leading Lilly in fulfilling promises we make to investors. That means I am modeling and demanding the highest standards of integrity and transparency throughout our organization.”
Rice’s other responsibilities involve having a strategic role in the company’s financial leadership, setting goals and objectives and understanding that Lilly’s financial strategy is irrevocably linked to their business strategy.
Along his journey to success, Rice’s mother, Inez, has been his biggest inspiration. He shares that his family provides him with a good source of balance. Rice wants his legacy to be that he contributed more than he received and to striving to achieve their own greatness, he offers these words of encouragement: “Follow your passion in life because in doing so the journey will be more pleasurable.”
Congratulations, Mr. Rice, for being a “BlackDoctor.org Top Blacks in Healthcare” 2014 honoree!