Impactful Leadership: Don Gould

Gould first joined Pitzer’s board in 2006 and served as vice chair in 2017 before taking on the role of chair in 2021. Gould has chaired numerous committees, including presidential searches and the board’s investment committee and Climate Change Working Group.

In 2014, Gould spearheaded the board’s unanimous approval of the student-driven working group’s Fossil Fuel Divestment-Climate Action Model. That model made Pitzer the first private higher education institution in California to commit to divesting its endowment of fossil fuel stocks. Gould is president and chief investment officer of Gould Asset Management of Claremont.