Cassie Crist

Executive summary

As a Managing Director in Grant Thornton's Chicago office, Cassie is responsible for providing expert benefit plan audit services for clients throughout the Midwest region. She serves multiple plans ranging in size from $100 thousand in net assets to over $1 billion in net assets. The nature of these plans include defined contribution, profit-sharing, defined benefit pensions, employee stock ownership and health and welfare plans.

Prior to re-joining Grant Thornton in 2019, Cassie was an audit partner and employee benefit plan leader with Holtzman Partners in Austin, Texas.

Cassie has over 15 years leading both employee benefit plan audit engagements as well as corporate audit engagements for clients in the technology, life-sciences, consumer industrial products and not-for-profit sectors.

Professional qualifications and memberships

CPA - Texas
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

Education

Cassie received a bachelor of science degree in business administration with a major in accounting from Indiana University, Purdue University – Fort Wayne