Sherri Goodman
Climate & Security Leader, Executive and Author
A pioneer in sustainability and national security, Sherri Goodman is among the most respected international voices on emerging global risks, including energy and climate security, environment and public health. The Pentagon’s first-ever Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Environmental Security), Sherri led efforts to transform the Department of Defense into a leader in sustainability, climate resilience and advanced energy. Today she serves as Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate & Security. Her book, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership and the Fight for Global Security, gives readers an inside account, from the Pentagon to the battlefield, of today’s military on the front lines of a changing climate, the energy transition, technology upheavals and new health challenges.
Threat Multiplier
In Threat Multiplier, Sherri Goodman provides an insider’s account of how the U.S. military came to recognize climate change as a significant national security threat. Drawing from her extensive experience at the intersection of defense and environmental policy, Goodman reveals the Pentagon’s transformation from environmental laggard to a leader in climate resilience
“We have seen that climate change has become a threat multiplier and it amplifies our security risks around the world.“
Sherri Goodman
Sherri Goodman in the news
Greenland tells Trump it’s not for sale
Sherri Goodman joins the BBC to discuss the strategic and environmental significance of the Arctic, why Greenland matters, and what the controversy reveals about U.S. climate and security policy.
Hurricane Milton was worsened by climate change, analysis finds
Sherri Goodman appears on CNN to break down how climate change intensified the deadly flooding in Vermont, and why climate resilience must now be central to U.S. security planning.