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Sherri W. Goodman | |
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| Born | Sherri Lynn Wasserman Goodman (1959-04-09)April 9, 1959 (age 66) New York City, New York, US |
| Spouse | John Goodman |
| Parent(s) | George Wasserman Renate Wasserman |
| Website | https://www.sherriwgoodman.com/ |
Sherri Lynn Wasserman Goodman (born April 9, 1959)[1] is anAmerican security executive andlawyer. She is a senior fellow with thePolar Institute and the Environmental Change and Security Program at theWoodrow Wilson International Center, as well as serving as the senior strategist at the Center for Climate and Security.[2] Goodman also serves as the secretary general of the International Military Council on Climate and Security.[3] Previously, she served as president and CEO of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.[4][5]
Born inNew York City, Goodman is the daughter of George (February 20, 1931–February 19, 2015) and Renate Wasserman,Holocaustrefugees who arrived inNew York in the 1930s.[6][7][8] Her father is aKorean WarArmyveteran. Her mother worked for an art consulting service inScarsdale, New York.[7][8]
Asumma cum laude graduate ofAmherst College, Goodman holds aJ.D.[9] degree fromHarvard Law School and a master's degree in public policy from theHarvard Kennedy School.[6][7] In 2018, Goodman received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Amherst College.[10]
Goodman served as senior vice president and general counsel of theCenter for Naval Analysis (CNA). There, she was also the founder and executive director of the CNAMilitary Advisory Board. Reports from the board include:
She appeared as herself in the 2010 filmCarbon Nation. The 2016 filmThe Age of Consequences, directed byJared P. Scott, which features Goodman, is based on the work of the CNA Military Advisory Board.[12][13]
Goodman was the firstDeputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security) from 1993 to 2001.[11] In this role, she served as theUnited States Department of Defense's chief environment, safety, and occupational health officer, overseeing an annual budget exceeding $5 billion. Additionally, she established performance metrics for environmental, safety, and health programs within the Department and led energy, environmental, and natural resource conservation programs. Overseeing the President's plan for revitalizing base closure communities, she ensured the base property was available for transfer and reuse. Furthermore, she developed and led the Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation Program, which addressed hazardous liquid waste streams from decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines in the 1990's.[14][15]
In early October 1997, Goodman supported including an exemption for military operations to protect 'military readiness' in theKyoto Protocol. However, the Protocol did not enter into force in the United States because of theByrd-Hagel Resolution. Moreover, Goodman also developed the DoD's first strategy on climate change and clean energy, supporting military efforts to understand climate risks and maintain readiness during the energy transition.[16]
From 1987, Goodman served on the staff of theSenate Armed Services Committee for Committee Chairman SenatorSam Nunn.[11] She practiced law atGoodwin Procter as a litigator and environmental attorney. Additionally, she worked atRAND Corporation andSAIC, contributing to research and analysis in security and environmental fields.[6]
Goodman serves on the boards of theAtlantic Council,[17] theEXIM Bank's Climate Council, theJoint Ocean Commission Leadership Council,[18] the Marshall Legacy Institute,Sandia National Laboratory's Energy and Homeland Security External Advisory Board, the Secretary of State's International Security Advisory Board, and theWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). She is a life member of theCouncil on Foreign Relations, served on its Arctic Task Force in 2016, and serves on the Board of its Center for Preventive Action.[6] She also serves on the board of Scientista, a nonprofit organization that supports women in STEM fields.[19]
Previously, she served on the Boards of Blue Star Families, the Committee on Conscience of theUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum, theNational Academy of Sciences' Boards on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES) and Environmental Systems and Toxicology (BEST), the Advisory Board to theUS Global Change Research Program, and theUniversity Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).[6]
She also served on theResponsibility to Protect Working Group co-chaired by former Secretary of StateMadeleine Albright.[20]
In 2010, Goodman served on theQuadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel co-chaired by formerNational Security AdvisorStephen Hadley and formerSecretary of DefenseWilliam Perry.[21][citation needed]
Goodman has testified before committees of theUnited States Congress, and various media outlets have published interviews with her. She has served as an adjunct lecturer in international affairs and security at theHarvard Kennedy School and as an adjunct research fellow at the Kennedy School'sBelfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She has advisedVirginia Tech and theUniversity of Chicago on curriculum for environmental security and lectures at universities and other organizations.[22][citation needed]
She is the author of "Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security," published byIsland Press in 2024.[23][24][6][25]
Goodman has twice received theDoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the Gold Medal from theNational Defense Industrial Association, and theUnited States Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Change Award.[26][6]
In 2024, Goodman received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.[27]
In 1987, she married John Goodman. The couple has three children.[28]
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