izations . ▁After wards , ▁Gold far b ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California ▁and ▁joined ▁Cred it ▁Suisse ▁First ▁Boston ▁Corporation ▁as ▁a ▁Part ner ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Mer gers ▁and ▁Ac quis itions ▁Group . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁formed ▁Bay Star ▁Capital ▁Management , ▁L LC , ▁a ▁vehicle ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁could ▁fund ▁growth ▁orient ed , ▁small ▁capital ization , ▁and ▁public ly ▁trad ed ▁companies . ▁Through ▁Bay star , ▁Gold far b ▁fund ed ▁and ▁inv ested ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁World ▁Online ▁and ▁X M ▁Sat ellite ▁Radio . ▁Gold far b ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁for em ost ▁invest ors ▁and ▁exper ts ▁in ▁Private ▁invest ment ▁in ▁public ▁equ ity , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁P I PE s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁founded ▁L R G ▁Capital ▁Group ▁in ▁L ark sp ur , ▁California ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁CE O ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁when ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁active ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁phil anth rop ic ▁activities . ▁Gold far b ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁and ▁West ▁Coast ▁Director ▁of ▁Aut ism A id , ▁an ▁organization ▁dedicated ▁to ▁assist ing ▁and ▁fund ra ising ▁for ▁other ▁aut ism ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁various ▁non - prof its ▁and