Howard Gould

Howard N.
Gould is currently an Independent Director at Western Alliance Bancorp since 2015, Executive Director at PepsiCo Frito Lay International, Director at Western Alliance Bank (Phoenix, Arizona) since 2017, and Professor at California State University-Los Angeles.
Former positions include Vice Chairman at Bank of the West (San Francisco, CA Investment Management) from 2002 to 2003, Vice Chairman at Carpenter & Co. Services, Inc., Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer at United California Bank (Los Angeles, California) from 1992 to 2002, Chairman at Pacific Coast Banking School, Vice Chairman at CCFW, Inc. from 2005 to 2019, Vice Chairman at Carpenter & Co. (Private Equity) in 2019, Independent Director at Heritage Oaks Bancorp, Independent Director at Pacific Mercantile Bancorp in 2015, Director at Nara Bancorp, Inc. from 2006 to 2010, Independent Director at Mission Community Bancorp from 2011 to 2014, Independent Director at Bridge Capital Holdings from 2011 to 2015, Director at Nara Bank (Los Angeles, California) in 2010, Director at Bridge Bank, NA (San Jose, California) from 2009 to 2015, Director at Pacific Mercantile Bank (California) from 2013 to 2015, Director at Mission Community Bank (San Luis Obispo, California) from 2008 to 2014, Partner at Bank of America Corp., Partner at Wells Fargo Bank NA, General Partner at Carpenter Community BancFund LP from 2005 to 2019, Board Member at California Bankers Association, Managing Partner at The Secura Group LLC, and Managing Member at Carpenter Fund Manager GP LLC.
Education includes an MBA from California State University-Sacramento and undergraduate studies at San Jose State University.