Background
Gold was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in South Los Angeles, near Dorsey High School.
Gold was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in South Los Angeles, near Dorsey High School.
He finished his Bachelor of Arts in political science at University of California, Los Angeles, and in 1967 earned a law degree at University of Southern California.
He was on the Walt Disney Company"s board of directors 1984. 1987–2003. He and Roy resigned to publicly campaign to oust then Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Michael Eisner. He also helped oust Chief Executive Officer Ron West. Miller and hire Eisner in 1984.
He has played a leading role at University of Southern California (past chairman of the board of trustees) and the University of Southern California Law School, sustained Jewish organizations with both his leadership and treasure, and been a significant political contributor.
Among the artifacts displayed in his study at home are personalized autographs from both Babe Ruth and Stan Musial. He collects Porsche automobiles.
The family moved to the Valley when he was a teenager. After graduation from Van Nuys High School, he entered Cal Berkeley.
He went to England for post-graduate work at Cambridge University.
Foreign a number of years, he specialized in corporate acquisitions, sales and financing. During his business career he served as President of Shamrock Broadcasting, Incorporated., President and then Chairman of Central Soya Company, Incorporated., Chairman of Enterra Corporation New York Stock Exchange: EN and Chairman of Koor Industries Limited. New York Stock Exchange: KOR, Chairman of Tadiran Communications, and other companies.
At a banquet honoring United States. Ambassador John Marshall Evans (4 March 2007) he pledged $100,000 to University of Southern California"s Institute of Armenian Studies.
In 2001, he pledged $500,000 to establish the Martin Gang Scholarship Fund at Hebrew Union College. Roy and Patty Disney pledged an additional $100,000.
Gold was a fund raiser and donor for Ehud Barak"s successful campaign in the Israeli prime ministerial election, 1999. Gold has been a contributor to federal political campaigns for many years, largely to Democrats, both candidates and organizations (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee) but also to a few Republicans (such as George West Bush, Robert Dole, Richard Lugar, Mitt Romney, Arlen Specter, William Weld, Pete Wilson).
(The Center for Responsive Politics reports $238,000 for 1993-1917 December 2008, including a few non-federal contributions See OpenSecretsorg)
He is a supporter of the Two-state solution in the Middle East.
In April 2013, Gold was one of 100 prominent American Jews who sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him to “work closely” with Secretary of State John Kerry “to devise pragmatic initiatives, consistent with Israel’s security needs, which would represent Israel’s readiness to make painful territorial sacrifices for the sake of peace.”
Sigma Alpha Mu
Wilshire Boulevard Temple, past board member
University of Southern California, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, mentor to President Steven B. Sample.
Sigma Alpha Mu
Wilshire Boulevard Temple, past board member
University of Southern California, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, mentor to President Steven B. Sample.