Condoleezza Rice is in her first year as an owner of the Denver Broncos in 2022 as part of the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group.

A highly respected public servant, accomplished academic and corporate leader, Rice is the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution and the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy. In addition, she is a founding partner of Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC, an international strategic consulting firm.

Condoleezza Rice is in her first year as an owner of the Denver Broncos in 2022 as part of the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group.  

A highly respected public servant, accomplished academic and corporate leader, Rice is the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution and the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy. In addition, she is a founding partner of Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC, an international strategic consulting firm.

From 2005-09, Rice served as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States, becoming the second woman and first Black woman to hold the post. She also worked as President George W. Bush's National Security Advisor from 2001-05 and served on President George H.W. Bush's National Security Council staff from 1989-91.

Rice served as Stanford University's provost from 1993-99, during which time she was the institution's chief budget and academic officer. A Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, Rice has served on the school's faculty since 1981.

In 2013, Rice was appointed to the inaugural College Football Playoff Selection Committee, formerly the Bowl Championship Series. She served on the committee until 2017.

Rice currently serves on the boards of C3.ai, an AI software company; and Makena Capital Management, a private endowment firm. In addition, she is Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and a trustee of the Aspen Institute.

Born in Birmingham, Ala., Rice earned a bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver before receiving a master's degree in the same subject from the University of Notre Dame. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in political science from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.

A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Rice has been awarded 15 honorary doctorates.