Grady Health System has announced that Christine Guillory will become the organization’s Chief Legal Officer, effective January 12, 2026. She succeeds Tim Jefferson, who retired at the end of 2025 after more than 25 years of dedicated service to Grady. Guillory brings extensive legal and strategic experience to her new role, having advised complex organizations across the healthcare, government, nonprofit, and corporate sectors for more than two decades. Her collaborative and thoughtful approach to governance, risk management, and decision-making positions her to navigate the intersection of legal integrity, public trust, and organizational mission effectively.
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John Haupert, President and CEO of Grady, praised Guillory’s appointment, saying that she brings a high level of legal expertise, sound judgment, and a proven ability to advise leadership in highly regulated and complex environments. He noted that her focus on collaboration in governance and decision-making will be invaluable as Grady continues to advance its mission while maintaining rigorous standards of integrity and accountability. Haupert also expressed gratitude to Tim Jefferson for his many years of service and leadership, which have helped strengthen Grady’s legal foundation.
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Before joining Grady, Guillory served as Associate General Counsel at Ochsner Health, a nonprofit health system operating across the Gulf South with 46 hospitals, 100 health centers, and more than 40,000 employees. In that role, she guided executive leadership on regulatory compliance, contracting, innovation risk, crisis response, and policy development, particularly as state and federal legislation evolved rapidly. Her leadership included navigating legal challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, improving crisis standards of care, enhancing end-of-life policies, and supporting national efforts to address the opioid epidemic through clinically integrated, physician-centered approaches.
As Chief Legal Officer at Grady, Guillory will serve as a key advisor to the Board of Directors and executive leadership. She will oversee legal, governance, and compliance functions, including enterprise risk management, regulatory and statutory compliance, complex contracting, litigation oversight, and public-facing partnerships and programs.
Guillory expressed her excitement about joining Grady, stating that she is honored to support an organization with such a critical public mission. She emphasized her commitment to partnering with the Board, executive leadership, clinicians, and staff to provide accountable legal guidance that strengthens governance, maintains public trust, and ensures Grady continues to serve patients and the community with integrity and purpose.
Widely respected for her calm judgment, collaborative leadership style, and ability to handle complex issues involving multiple stakeholders under public scrutiny, Guillory earned her law degree from USC Gould School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Italian Studies from Emory University.
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