Anna Cecilia González

Cissie graduated from Texas A&M University in 1980 with a BBA in accounting and went on to earn a Juris Doctor from The University of Texas School of Law. A licensed attorney and Certified Public Accountant, she recently retired as Corporate Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). In this role, she provided legal advice and counsel to staff on corporate and fiduciary matters including, but not limited to, advising on personnel matters, interpreting federal and state laws and regulations as they relate to UTIMCO’s business, such as 501(c)(3) exempt organization issues, tax-deferred and other employee benefit programs, fiduciary and trust issues, ethic policies, general contract issues, Open Record requests, legislation, policy related issues, and other corporate matters. She also oversaw the various aspects of the UTIMCO institutional compliance program and was responsible for the performance of enterprise risk management functions. Prior to joining UTIMCO, she was a tax attorney in the Office of General Counsel at The University of Texas System responsible for advising UT System and institution personnel on tax, employee benefits, and development and gift planning matters. Cissie has also worked as an attorney for the Office of the Attorney General in the Taxation and Public Finance Divisions, in private practice for Buford & Jordan P.C., as an accountant for various national and regional public accounting firms, and as a solo practitioner. An Endowed Century Club member, Cissie’s family includes her father, Henry Gonzalez ’58, brother, Henry ’80 and sisters Lettie ’83 and Magda ’84.