Russell S. Gould is an American financier, currently a partner at California Strategies, LLC. He was a member of California Governor

Pete Wilson Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American attorney and politician who served as governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Wilson previously served as a United S ...

's administration, as Secretary of Health and Human Services (1991 to 1993) and as the Director of Finance (1993 to 1996). In June 1998, then-California Governor

nominated Gould to serve on the

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, knowing that his governorship would be coming to a close at the end of the year. The practice was to allow nominees to serve as regents with full voting powers as their nomination awaited confirmation by the

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. In November 1998,

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was elected to the governorship of California. In January 1999, on his second day in office, Gov. Davis rescinded Gould's nomination and Gould was removed from serving on the Board. In 2005, Gould was nominated to a 12-year term as University of California regent by Governor

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California State press release
Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Two to the Regents of the University of California
13 September 2005 and the nomination was subsequently confirmed by the California State Senate. Gould joined Metropolitan West Securities in 1996; it was taken over by Wachovia in 2006. Gould has been an Executive Vice President at the

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,UC California
Russell Gould
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(1983 - 1991).

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