On June 2, 2008, Minerals
Management Service (MMS) Director Randall Luthi announced the
selection of Greg Gould as the new Associate Director for the
agency’s Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) Program.
"A charter member of MMS,
Greg is a solid leader and an effective manager with uncompromising
integrity", Luthi said. "He brings to MRM a wealth of knowledge and
experience from nearly 26 years with MMS. He will no doubt ensure
the nation continues to receive fair value on energy resources
developed on the Outer Continental Shelf and Federal and American
Indian lands."
As Associate Director of the
MRM Program, Gould is responsible for the collection and
disbursement of billions of dollars annually in royalties owed the
Federal government and American Indians from energy production on
all Federal and American Indian lands. He is responsible
for MRM’s compliance and enforcement and Royalty-in-Kind programs.
Prior to serving as the
Associate Director, Gould served as Chief of the Environmental
Division and was responsible for exercising policy and staff
direction over a nationwide program for environmental assessment of
the Outer Continental Shelf. The Division provides policy guidance,
direction, and program oversight for the MMS with respect to
evaluating the potential and actual environmental impacts associated
with extraction of offshore minerals, including oil, gas, sand,
gravel, and renewable energy production. The Division ensures
that MMS policies and industry practices conform to the Nation’s
environmental policies and laws; manages the National Offshore
Environmental Studies Program; and oversees the preparation of the
Environmental Impact Statement for the 5-Year Offshore Oil and Gas
Leasing Program.
Gould began his career with
the DOI as a Geologist in the Atlantic Region of the Bureau of Land
Management in 1981. He has served in various capacities in the
headquarters offices of the MMS Offshore program, working as a
Marine Policy Analyst with the Offshore Information Program, a
Physical Scientist in charge of the MMS Civil/Criminal Penalties
Program, and as Chief of the Safety and Enforcement Branch in the
Engineering and Operations Division.
In addition to his Executive
Branch work, Gould served as an energy advisor to the Chairman of
the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Gould earned a BS degree in
Geology from the State University of New York, a Master’s degree in
Public Administration from George Mason University, and is a
graduate of the Senior Executive Fellows program of the John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Gould lives with his wife
and two children in Sterling, Virginia.