Mark Gilliland founded Gilliland Investment Management in September, 2002 to help clients with their investing and financial planning needs. Mark graduated from West Texas A&M University in 1984 with a BBA in Finance, and in 1986 with a Masters in Accounting. He received his CPA license in 1989. Mark spent 4 years working for two accounting firms (including KPMG Peat Marwick) and 11 years in the corporate world, working his way from assistant controller to controller and finally to CFO. In 2002, Mark founded Gilliland Investment Management, binging to reality a dream he developed as a business student at WT just 18 years earlier. Mark is past president of the Panhandle Chapter of CPAs and a member of the Texas Society of CPAs. He and his family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church where he is an elder. He serves on the Presbyterian Children’s Home Board of Trustees.