W. Scott Gould
Encyclopedia
W. Scott Gould was confirmed as United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on April 2, 2009 to replace Gordon H. Mansfield
, who resigned from this Office on January 20, 2009.
of The O'Gara Company, an investment services firm, and COO of Exolve, a technology services company.
Gould is also formerly Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration at the Department of Commerce. He has also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Management at the United States Department of Treasury.
As a White House Fellow, Gould served in the Export-Import Bank of the United States
and in the Office of the White House Chief of Staff
.
and MBA and Ed.D. degrees from the University of Rochester
.
, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. They have three children and reside in the Washington, D.C. area.
United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
The Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the United States government, is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for a nationwide system of health care services, benefits programs, and national cemeteries for America's veterans and their...
on April 2, 2009 to replace Gordon H. Mansfield
Gordon H. Mansfield
Gordon H. Mansfield is a former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.-Political career:Mansfield was nominated to serve as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs by President George W. Bush on November 3, 2003, and confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 2004. He previously served as VA...
, who resigned from this Office on January 20, 2009.
Career
Prior to his appointment at the VA, Gould was Vice President for "public sector strategy" at IBM Global Business Services. Gould was also Chief Executive OfficerChief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of The O'Gara Company, an investment services firm, and COO of Exolve, a technology services company.
Gould is also formerly Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration at the Department of Commerce. He has also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Management at the United States Department of Treasury.
As a White House Fellow, Gould served in the Export-Import Bank of the United States
Export-Import Bank of the United States
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is the official export credit agency of the United States federal government. It was established in 1934 by an executive order, and made an independent agency in the Executive branch by Congress in 1945, for the purposes of financing and insuring...
and in the Office of the White House Chief of Staff
White House Chief of Staff
The White House Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President.The current White House Chief of Staff is Bill Daley.-History:...
.
Education
Gould holds an AB degree from Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and MBA and Ed.D. degrees from the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
.
Personal life
Gould is married to Michèle FlournoyMichele Flournoy
Michèle Angelique Flournoy is Under Secretary of Defense for Policy of the United States. She was confirmed in the position by the U.S. Senate on February 9, 2009 and was at the time the highest-ranking woman to hold a post at the Pentagon in the facility's history. She founded and was named...
, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. They have three children and reside in the Washington, D.C. area.