Isabel Casillas Guzman

At-a-Glance

Founder and President of Avenida Advisors, a strategic advisory and consulting firm
Served as the 27th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025
Oversaw $1 Trillion in government-backed financial relief and capital products as SBA Administrator
Led transformational changes and the most significant regulatory reforms in over four decades at the SBA
Co-founded GovContractPros and founded/operated a commercial print production studio and a fine art picture framing studio
Served as a Policy Fellow at Stanford’s Institute for Economic Policy Research and a Visiting Fellow at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business
Received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Biography

Isabel Casillas Guzman is an entrepreneur, government leader, and economic policy expert, recognized for her dedication to small business and entrepreneurial development. She currently serves as the Founder and President of Avenida Advisors, a strategic advisory and consulting firm based in Los Angeles, focused on powering growth and resilience for businesses and communities. From 2021 to 2025, Guzman served as the 27th Administrator of the U.S.