Russell S. Gould is an American financier, currently Senior Vice President at Wachovia

Wachovia

Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States based on total assets...

. He was a member of California Governor Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson

Peter Barton "Pete" Wilson is an American politician from California. Wilson, a Republican, served as the 36th Governor of California , the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that included eight years as a United States Senator , eleven years as Mayor of San Diego and...

's administration, as Secretary of Health and Human Services (1991 - 1993) and as the Director of Finance (1993 to 1996). In 2005 he was appointed to a 12-year term as one of the Regents of the University of California

Regents of the University of California

The Regents of the University of California make up the governing board of the University of California. The Board has 26 full members:* The majority are appointed by the Governor of California for 12-year terms....

 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Gould joined Metropolitan West Securities

Metropolitan West Financial

Metropolitan West Financial was a diversified financial services holding company with interests in a variety of firms that provide financial advice and strategic planning, capital management, asset management, investment advice, and fixed-income portfolio management.The acquisitive firm provides...

 in 1996; it was taken over by Wachovia in 2006. Gould has been a Executive Vice President at the J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Trust

The J. Paul Getty Trust is the world's wealthiest art institution with an estimated endowment in April 2009 of $US 4.2 billion. Based in Los Angeles, California, it operates the J. Paul Getty Museum, which has two locations, the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Pacific...

, and was previously chief deputy director of the California Department of Finance

California Department of Finance

The California Department of Finance is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The Department of Finance is responsible for preparing, explaining, and administering the state’s annual financial plan, which the Governor of California is required under the California...

(1983 - 1991).