Charles Rice

Charles L.
Rice is currently Chairman at United Way of Southeast Louisiana.
Holds director positions at Dillard University, The United Negro College Fund, Inc. (Louisiana Leadership Council), Business Council of New Orleans & the River Region, Audubon Nature Institute, Inc., Kingsley House, Inc., The Greater New Orleans Foundation, The New Orleans Business Alliance, and Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. (Independent Director since 2020).
Member of the American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association (since 2000), Alabama State Bar Association, The National Bar Association, The New Orleans Bar Association, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Boy Scouts of America Southeast Louisiana Council (President since 2014).
Serves on the University Medical Center and Howard University School of Business Visitors Boards.
Former roles include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Entergy Utility Group, Inc. (2011–2012), Chief Executive Officer at Entergy New Orleans LLC (2000–2018), Director-Utility Strategy at Entergy Corp., Independent Director at Theralink Technologies, Inc. (2015–2020), Manager-Labor Relations Litigation Support at Entergy Services LLC (2000–2002), Principal at Jones Walker LLP, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of New Orleans (Louisiana), Military Intelligence Officer in The United States Army (District of Columbia), and Partner at Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver LLC.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Howard University, an MBA from Tulane University (Louisiana), and graduate studies at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.