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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. Sherri is a Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and the Global Energy Center and a Senior Associate at the Harvard Arctic Initiative. 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.

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Book cover for 'Threat Multiplier' by Sherri Goodman with the subtitle 'Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security'. The title features a camouflage pattern.

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

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“We have seen that climate change has become a threat multiplier and it amplifies our security risks around the world.“

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Sherri Goodman in the news

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Trump backs down from Greenland, but how much damage has been done?

Sherri Goodman joins the PBS and Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin tp discuss President Trump recent actions on Greenland. Watch the full segment here.

How will the recent developments in Greenland impact the future of NATO?

Sherri Goodman shared her thoughts on how the Greenland crisis can lead to improved arctic security, NATO solidarity and move beyond current tensions.

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.

Uechi ISCOR Lecture with Sherri Goodman

Sherri Goodman’s Uechi ISCOR Lecture at San Diego State University’s College of Arts and Letters.