Jens Erik Gould

CEO and Founder, Amalga Group

Jens Erik Gould is the Founder & CEO of Amalga Group, a Texas-based nearshore outsourcing company specializing in IT, software engineering, and contact center staffing. Gould’s dedication to offering efficient staffing solutions, backed by a team of professionals from Latin America, helps U.S. companies overcome labor shortages and streamline operations, all while maintaining the highest quality standards.

Gould was also an accomplished business, politics, and energy reporter with extensive experience working for prominent media outlets like Bloomberg News, The New York Times, and TIME Magazine. He started his career covering Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan oil industry, later becoming a correspondent in Mexico City. Gould’s journalism career earned him many accolades, including two grants from the Pulitzer Center. Gould has also worked in the financial sector for firms such as Apollo Global Management.

Gould’s career, marked by a commitment to excellence and innovative solutions, reflects his dedication to making a positive impact on organizations and communities.

Portfolio

Pulitzer Center

The New York Times
06/12/2015
Advancing TB Test Technology, Where It Matters Most

On a recent morning in a Ho Chi Minh City intensive-care unit, Cao Thi My Hanh sat crying and clutching her 5-month-old granddaughter, Nguyen Dang Thanh Phuong. More than a month earlier she had noticed the baby coughing and struggling to breathe.

Slate Magazine
03/24/2015
Tuberculosis Is the Most Neglected Disease

Two years ago a colleague and I were awarded a grant for a reporting project on the subject of HIV prevention. We chose our location and pitched the story, and soon two major media outlets were on board to publish our work. One year later we were awarded a subsequent grant to conduct a reporting project on tuberculosis.

NPR.org
In Honduras, Fighting HIV/AIDS Through Music And Theater

The Afro-Caribbean people known as the Garifuna have a rich tradition of music, dance and storytelling much like their forebears. They also have another parallel to Africa: a severe HIV and AIDS epidemic. The Garifuna are using their culture as a weapon to fight the spread of the virus.

Chicago Tribune
08/11/2014
Vietnam: Tuberculosis Battle Is Global

In a poor neighborhood along the banks of the Saigon River, Tran Ngoc Tam and his wife sat inside a one-room dwelling so tiny it could barely fit a bed. Tam spoke intermittently between frequent bouts of coughing and grimacing, products of his painful battle with tuberculosis.

Aljazeera
05/30/2014
TB is a 'neglected disease' in Vietnam despite death toll

Photographs by David Rochkind. HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - On a recent morning in an intensive care unit, Cao Thi My Hanh sat clutching her 5-month-old granddaughter. Hanh had tears in her eyes and was fearful the tiny baby might not survive her battle with tuberculosis.

Pulitzer Center
08/06/2014
Vietnam: Bui Van Thiet's Hurt

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam-Motorcycles are everywhere on the streets, alleys and sidewalks of Ho Chi Minh City, and the entryway to this district health center is no different. Every morning, patients arrive here on bikes to wait for their daily dose of medicine.

WNYC
In Honduras, Fighting HIV/AIDS Through Music And Theater

In the village of Corozal in Honduras, men ready boats for fishing excursions and boys play soccer on a beach lined with thatched huts. On a sandy lot next to the town's main street, two teenage boys begin playing drums while women sing.

TIME

Time
Danger Zone

Broken Bells' second record ups the ante for adventurous, pop-savvy rock