Chief Operating Officer

Cassie Guilliams joins IHMC in September 2024 as Chief Operating Officer.

In her role, Guilliams will take a prominent leadership role in overseeing IHMC administrative functions including but not limited to human resources, benefits, immigration, insurance, board functions, affirmative action plans, and other administrative functions.

Guilliams comes to IHMC from Houston, Texas, where she served as General Counsel, Director of Human Resources & Asset-Management for Star Furniture Company. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Houston-Downtown and her law degree from South Texas College of Law.

After spending much of her professional life in the private sector, she was drawn to the opportunity to join IHMC’s culture.

“(In the private sector) I always knew what my impact was for the team I worked with, but what IHMC does can truly make the world better,” she said. “To be part of an institute that impacts everyday life… I was thoroughly attracted to the opportunity.”

She is an accomplished General Counsel, Director of Human Resources, Asset Management and a Texas-licensed attorney with 22 years of legal and management experience and a combined and proven skill set in legal counsel, operations governance and development.

She has been recognized as an instrumental resource with multimillion-dollar prominent companies including a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary and a multi-family real estate investment and management company while demonstrating excellence in the management of both. She has a proven track record of success conceiving strategies toward the brokering of legal agreements, and implementation of organizational process improvements, employee relations and project management.

Outside of work, she enjoys exercise, reading, and being involved in her church. She and her husband, Mark, have visited most National Parks, and still enjoy traveling together.