Richard Alan Gould (born 1970) is a British

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, who since February 2023 has been

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of the

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Early life

The younger son of retired football manager

Bobby Gould Robert Alfred Gould (born 12 June 1946) is an English former footballer and manager. Early life Robert Alfred Gould was born in Wyken, Coventry, Warwickshire on Wednesday, 12 June 1946. He is the son of Henry Gould and Helen McKellar Gould ...

, he was educated at

Bristol Grammar School Bristol Grammar School (BGS) is a 4–18 Mixed-sex education, mixed, Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Bristol, England. It was founded in 1532 by Royal Charter for the teaching of 'good manners and literature', endowe ...

(1981–88) before entering the

Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town o ...

(SMC, Strategic and Military Leadership 1989–90). He then pursued further studies at

Cranfield University Cranfield University is a postgraduate-only public research university in the United Kingdom that specialises in science, engineering, design, technology and management. Cranfield was founded as the College of Aeronautics (CoA) in 1946. Throug ...

(JDSC, Military and Strategic Leadership 1996) and

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(AMP, Business/Commerce, General 2006). Commissioned into the

1st Royal Tank Regiment The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps and operationally under 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. History Formation The regimen ...

, Gould was a tank commander (1990–2001), being promoted

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before leaving the army and entering

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Career

Commercial Director of Bristol City Football Club (2001–05), he subsequently became Chief Executive of

Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class cricket, first-class county cricket, county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the Historic counties of England, historic county of Somer ...

(2005–11), before joining

Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club (Surrey CCC) is a first-class club in county cricket, one of eighteen in the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Surrey, including areas that now form South Londo ...

where he replaced Paul Sheldon at

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as Chief Executive (2011–21). His departure from Surrey CCC was announced on 14 May 2021 upon his appointment as Chief Executive of Bristol City FC. In October 2022 Gould was appointed Chief Executive of the

, taking office in February 2023. Gould is an

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of Surrey CCC and a member of

Marylebone Cricket Club The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's, Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. The club was the governing body of cricket from 1788 to 1989 and retain ...

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/ref> In 1993, he married Rebecca ''née'' Yelland, by whom he has two daughters, Libby and Jess.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gould, Richard 1970 births Living people People educated at Bristol Grammar School Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Alumni of Cranfield University Harvard Business School alumni Bristol City F.C. non-playing staff Royal Tank Regiment officers Tank commanders Chief executives of the England and Wales Cricket Board English cricket administrators