▁Community ▁Gr ants ▁in ▁Washington ▁State . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁his ▁college ▁degree ▁( BA ▁in ▁account ing , ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Den ver ), ▁Gol ston ▁joined ▁the ▁firm ▁K PM G ▁Pe at ▁Mar wick ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁aud itor . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁M IS , ▁Inc ., ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Business ▁Analysis ▁and ▁Product ▁Development , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁design ing ▁and ▁implementing ▁account ing ▁software ▁systems ▁for ▁the ▁ins urance ▁and ▁bank ing ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Gol ston ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁joining ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Hospital ▁as ▁its ▁director ▁of ▁fin ance ▁and ▁controller . ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁Gol ston ▁managed ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁hospital ▁fin ance , ▁including ▁account ing , ▁risk ▁management , ▁comp liance , ▁deb t , ▁and ▁some ▁$ 4 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁hospital ▁invest ments . ▁ ▁After ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁University ' s ▁hospital , ▁Gol ston ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁Seattle ' s ▁Swedish ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁acting ▁as ▁the ▁hospital ' s ▁Director ▁of ▁Fin ance . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁daily ▁financial ▁operations ▁surrounding ▁performance , ▁account ing ▁and ▁reporting , ▁tax ▁comp liance , ▁and ▁risk ▁management , ▁Gol ston ▁also ▁managed ▁hospital ▁invest ments ▁worth ▁approximately ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁Gol ston ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁Bill ▁& ▁Mel inda ▁G ates ▁Foundation ▁and ▁asked ▁to