Regularly during the school year, the Dean hosts roundtable discussions with prominent guests who have utilized their law degrees in a variety of nontraditional ways. Over lunch with a small group of students, guests speak autobiographically about their work experiences, sharing valuable insight about how they found their chosen path. Please note that the roundtables are informal and off-the-record.
Robert Gold ‘84, who will be the Dean’s guest on Thursday, November 20, has been a Senior Executive of Ridgewood Energy since 1987 and the CEO of Ridgewood Capital Corp. since 1998. He has been active in the acquisitions and private equity arena since the mid-1980s. At Ridgewood, Mr. Gold is part of the senior leadership team in businesses that focus on investments in the energy industry. He is the Chairman of the Board for the Institute for Creative Problem Solving, an educational program for Gifted Math Students and serves on the Board of the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Mr. Gold is also a Board member of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art where he chairs the Finance and Investment Committees. He is a co-founder of the Thought Into Action Institute at Colgate University, a program for college entrepreneurs where Bob teaches entrepreneurship and mentors college entrepreneurs. Prior to joining Ridgewood, he was a corporate attorney at the law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and a Law Clerk for Federal Judge Charles P. Sifton. He earned his BA from Colgate University and received his JD from New York University Law School.
The Dean’s roundtables are open to 18 interested NYU School of Law JD and graduate students. In order to achieve a representational mix of students, we will designate a proportionate number of seats to JD students and graduate students, respectively, to be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The roundtables will begin at 12:30 P.M. in Snow Dining Room. If you would like to attend a roundtable, please sign up in advance by emailing Alexandria Trempe at lexi.trempe@nyu.edu. Please indicate whether you are a JD or graduate student, and whether you have any dietary restrictions.