# Mary Lynn Fernau

> Mary Lynn Fernau is a startup investor at Rice University (Houston). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Rice University](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rice-university)
- Location: Houston, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-lynn-fernau-mls-b008274

Mary Lynn Fernau is a startup investor at Rice University in Houston. Mary Lynn Fernau is the Director of Marketing for the Rice Alliance. Mary Lynn shares the entrepreneurial spirit fostered by the Rice Alliance, having launched a successful child safety product and serving as a child safety advisor to cities of New York and Houston. Previously, Mary Lynn led her own independent marketing and strategic planningconsultancy with clients including Korn Ferry International, AIG, UT-Health Science Center at Houston and Texas Children’s Hospital. She received her B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and will earn her MLS degree from Rice University June 2015.

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## About Rice University

VC Fund · Houston, United States

Rice University is a private research university that focuses on providing undergraduate education services.The university is organized into eleven residential colleges and eight schools of academic study including the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the School of Social Sciences, and the School ofHumanities. Graduate programs are offered through the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, School of Architecture, Shepherd School of Music, and Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Rice University students are bound by the strict Honor Code, which a uniquely student-run Honor Council enforces.The university is noted for its applied science programs in artificial heart research, structural chemical analysis, signal processing, space science, and nanotechnology. It was ranked first in the world in materials science research by the Times Higher Education (THE) in 2010. The university is also noted for its entrepreneurial activities. It has been recognized as one of the top-ranked business incubators in the world by the Stockholm-based UBI Index for both 2013 and 2014.Rice University is a member of the Association of American Universities. Currently, it has approximately 3,900 undergraduates and 2,600 graduate students from the U.S. and 76 countries or regions. It was established in 1912 and was named after William Marsh Rice, an American businessman who bequeathed his fortune to found Rice University.

5 contacts available at Rice University.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Allison Thacker | President, Rice Management Company & Chief Investment Officer | — |
| George McLendon | Provost | — |
| Mary Lynn Fernau | Director, Executive and International Programs | — |
| Aydin Babakhani | Associate Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aydin-babakhani |
| Blair Garrou | Adjunct Professor of Management, Jones Graduate School of Business | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blair-garou |

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