Richard Gould

Richard Gould

Richard Alan Gould (born 1970) is an English sports administrator who is the current chief executive of Surrey County Cricket Club. A son of a retired football manager Bobby Gould, he was educated at Bristol Grammar School (1981-1988) and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (SMC, Strategic and Military Leadership 1989-1990), Cranfield University, Milton Keynes (JDSC, Military and Strategic Leadership 1996) and Harvard Business School (AMP, Business/Commerce, General 2006). After serving six years with the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1990-2001) as a Tank Commander, he entered sports administration. He served Bristol City as Commercial Director (2001-2005) before joining Somerset County Cricket Club as chief executive (2005-2011). He replaced the long serving Paul Sheldon at the Oval in 2011 as Surrey chief executive. He and his wife Rebecca Gould have two children, Libby and Jess Gould.