Matthew Goodman

Matthew P. Goodman is distinguished fellow and director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He leads RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative that explores the U.S. role in the international economy. Prior to joining CFR in September 2023, Goodman was senior vice president for economics and Simon Chair in Political Economy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Previously, Goodman served as director for international economics on the National Security Council staff, working on the G-20, APEC and other presidential summits. He has also worked at the Albright Stonebridge Group and Goldman Sachs, and served as U.S. Treasury attaché in Tokyo. Goodman holds an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.Sc. from the London School of Economics.