“Lieutenant General Mike Gould gives us another dimension of expertise, especially related to his leadership and football associations across the country,” stated Medal of Honor Bowl Chairman Tommy McQueeney. “The goal of being the best is quite enhanced by this high profile addition.”

He becomes the 11th member of the board that oversees activities surrounding the Medal of Honor Bowl, which recently held it second game on Jan. 10th before 12,578 fans.

He assumed command of the Air Force Academy on June 9, 2009, and retired from service in July 2013. Prior to assuming the position of superintendent, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,250 hours in a variety of aircraft.

A native of Kent, Ohio, he graduated from the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School in 1972 and earned his commission from the Air Force Academy in 1976. Gould starred as a defensive back on the Falcons’ football team. He later served as an assistant coach and head coach of the Academy Prep School.

General Gould has commanded an operations group, an air refueling wing, an air mobility wing and the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center. He has also commanded the 3rd Air Force, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, and the 2nd Air Force, Keesler AFB, Miss. His operational and staff assignments include three tours at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, along with duty as an Air Force aide to the President and military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force. He served as the Director of Mobility Forces for Operation Joint Endeavor and as U.S. European Command’s Air Expeditionary Task Force commander for the deployment of African Union troops into the Darfur region of Sudan.

From June 1990 to July 1992, Lt. Gen. Gould was the Air Force aide to President George Bush at the White House. In 1985 he was named as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of America.

A highly-decorated leader, Lt. Gen. Gould received the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Athletically, Lt. Gen. Gould chaired the Mountain West Conference Board of Directors in 2010, and after retiring from the Air Force Academy, was selected to serve on the inaugural 13-member College Football Playoff Selection Committee in 2014-2016.
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The Medal of Honor Bowl National Board of Directors
Fisher DeBerry
Lt. Gen. Mike Gould (USAF Ret.)
Maj. General James E. Livingston (USMC Ret.)
Nancy Mace
Tommy McQueeney
Ed Marinaro
General Ed Rice (USAF Ret.)
Lt. General John Sams (USAF Ret.)
Dr. Harvey Schiller
Mike Veeck
Sam Wyche