Christa Westheimer

At Deloitte, I have engaged in projects across industries and workstreams rooted in the goal of magnified revenue generation and organizational impact. On my first project, I managed an in-person technology lab where I coordinated a multi-national team to improve an AI-driven automotive manufacturing use case. I directly presented this prototype to C-Suite level executives of the Fortune 100 client, resulting in follow-on phase approval. Currently, I am using my background in Sport Management to work on Deloitte's inaugural US College Athletics project in collaboration with Kansas Athletics. Read more about the project at the linked press release.

As a Tour Guide at Rice University, my responsibilities included: • Leading weekly hour-long campus tours with an unmatched enthusiasm for Rice University! • Maintaining communication with tour attendees by answering their questions and connecting them with relevant Rice personnel

As a Student Lecturer at Rice University (for COLL 195: The Book of Romans), my responsibilities included: • Curating weekly lesson plans about the Biblical book of Romans • Teaching a class of students in weekly lecturers and discussions • Assigning and grading weekly assignments with the purpose of my class walking away with a contextual understanding of the book of Romans and Christianity as a whole

As a contracted worker for CBS Sports, I completed the folowing tasks: • Underwent extensive customer service training (sponsored by fieldXperience) in preparation for working Super Bowl LVII Weekend • Served as a talent escort for CBS Sports' VIP members attending Super Bowl LVII • Worked in a team of two to lead a bus of 40 attendees to various locations and ensure a positive experience Fun Fact: This same weekend, I was also a Talent Escort for the NFL Honors event where I escorted Tiffany Haddish from the red carpet to the stage and anywhere else she needed to go for the set. I also met some legends like Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith that night!

Champions for Philanthropy serves as philanthropic advisors to help professional athletes begin or further their philanthropic pursuits. At Champions for Philanthropy, my work included: • Leading a team in the development of an Athlete Foundation Database (200+ datapoints) in order to increase collaboration in the sport philanthropy industry • Researching and proposing a strategic rollout plan for the aforementioned Athlete Foundation Database in order to magnify the impact of its launch

The goal of Management 626-1, “Financing the Startup Venture,” is to provide students perspective as current/future founders on the financing options for startups. The course also provides insights into how venture capitalists approach their role as investors, board members, and value-added advisors to startup technology companies. The course focuses on software and internet startups as its primary analogs for discussion. As Teaching Assistant, I mainly: • Assisted Professor Aziz Gilani and Professor Joanna Nathan in maintaining class participation • Provided one-on-one guidance on how individual students could improve participation (used MailMerge and Excel) • Learned a lot about venture capital and entrepreneurship as an observer of this MBA class!

The course Communication for Entrepreneurship introduces key concepts, tools, and practices of communication in the context of startups, small businesses, and other entrepreneurial ventures. As Teaching Assistant, I mainly: • Assisted Professor Beth O'Sullivan in maintaining class participation • Provided one-on-one presentation preparation coaching • Provided written and verbal communication feedback on pitches and presentations

The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) is the entrepreneurship hub at Rice University. As a Community Management and Programming Lilie Lead, I worked on: • Ideating and developing new networking processes to manage the community of 1,400+ engaged Rice entrepreneurs • Supporting and iterating upon programs (such as the Rice Experiment Fund, Lilie Launchpad, and the Napier Rice Launch Challenge) to increase the accessibility and ease of allocating funds to startup teams

Rice Ventures was a student-run startup accelerator and entrepreneurship organization. I managed programming and team members during the Spring 2021, Fall 2021, and Spring 2022 sessions. As Managing Director, I have: • Spearheaded the creation of an entirely new program structure for our Spring 2021 Cohort (established through customer discovery + interviews with experts) • Led the recruitment of 30+ venture-backed mentors for our Spring 2021 Cohort • Led the recruitment of Rice student founders to encompass our Spring 2021 Cohort • Organized and executed week-to-week programmatic elements (mentor communication, mentor rotations, cohort knowledge sharing, board meetings) • Planned and executed the first annual Rice Ventures Startup Summit where we brought 11 speakers to engage in six speaker sessions for an engaged audience of Rice students, effectively decreasing the barrier to entry to entrepreneurship

As Director of Marketing of Rice Ventures, I have: • Led the Marketing Team in gathering and dispersing 50+ pieces of entrepreneurial inspiration to the Rice and Greater Houston communities • Fostered 9000+ engagements through weekly social media feed updates • Developed social media marketing content for Rice Venture's Start-Up Pitches Event, the sole, premier student-run venture pitch event at Rice University (Spring 2020)

The Doerr Institute for New Leaders is Rice University's large-scale leader development enterprise. As a 2021-2022 Doerr Student Affiliate, my responsibilities revolved around: • Collaborating with a college affiliate team to organize and execute Doerr recruitment events with the goal of fostering leaders on campus As a 2020-2021 Doerr Student Affiliate, I previously: • Served as a college representative to plan and execute recruitment-based outreach events on campus • Collaborated with a college affiliate team of three to generate the highest recorded number of fall registrations (30+ students) and event attendance (50+ students) with the goal of fostering more leaders through Doerr's programs

As New Ventures Intern at Champions for Philanthropy, my duties included: • Ideating and developing execution plans for a Super Bowl Impact Summit • Supporting the development of the new arms of Champions for Philanthropy with the goal of increasing the impacts of athlete resources • Researching and compiling information for potential pursuits of revenue-generating ideas

The Black Sheep Agency is a brand and strategy agency that activates people around things that matter. The agency’s mission is to accelerate impact, doing so as one of the few B-Corps in Houston. As an intern, I primarily: • Researched and recommended new venture processes for Black Sheep stealth initiatives with the goal of making creative branding more accessible • Supported workshop development for family foundations and nonprofits to clarify their value and mission statements • Ideated and conducted an activism survey with 150+ respondents that has since informed GenZ activism reports • Developed and pitched a student activism workshop series with the purpose of empowering and equipping student activists with the information necessary to follow through on social impact initiatives

Majors: 1) Managerial Studies, and 2) Sport Management (Leadership Concentration) Minors: 1) Business, and 2) Entrepreneurship