Roger Gould is an American animator and director. He is the Creative Director of Pixar’s Theme Parks group, where he leads Pixar’s collaboration with Walt Disney Imagineering in creating Pixar inspired experiences at Disney theme parks and resorts around the globe. He joined Pixar in 2001 as the Creative Director of Pixar’s Shorts department, where he directed the Academy Award-nominated short, Mike's New Car and co-directed the Academy Award-nominated short film, Boundin. Before joining Pixar, Roger worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation where he created the first computer animated character to act alongside a hand drawn character – the 30 headed Hydra battling the title character in Hercules.