Bob's World

In the summer of 1964, Bob Gault was in between college semesters when he was hired to sweep cigarette butts of floors and sidewalks at SeaWorld of San Diego.

The marine theme and entertainment park had just opened, and Gault was only a few years younger than the founders, a trio of UCLA fraternity brothers. The job was the first of what would become a 42-year career in the entertainment and theme park industry. Most of that time was spent in senior executive positions.

The posts Gault held at some point in his career include: CEO of SeaWorld of California; CEO of SeaWorld of Ohio; CEO of SeaWorld of Florida; corporate vice president of operations for the Anheuser-Busch Entertainment Corp.; president of Universal Studios Hollywood; and executive vice president of Universal Studios Japan.