Mr. Goodman advises public and private company boards, including large nonprofits, foundations, membership organizations, mutual funds and family influenced businesses on a range of confidential matters. He was an honoree in the 2023 NACD Directorship 100, recognizing leading corporate directors and corporate governance experts who impact boardroom practices and performance.

Mr. Goodman’s prior experience includes six years as a leader in the Board Effectiveness Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. ​

Mr. Goodman spent more than 12 years as a partner at Tapestry Networks, an organization convening board directors, investors, and regulators for peer learning and mutual understanding. He was the founder and co-chair of the Shareholder-Director Exchange (SDX), which developed the first protocol for board-shareholder engagement in the United States. For five years from 2009-2014, Mr. Goodman wrote the Leading View column for the Financial Times. 

Before joining Tapestry, Mr. Goodman was CEO of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) subsidiary Smythe Dorward Lambert, a boutique consultancy specializing in change management, culture change, and employee  communication.

Mr. Goodman was Co-Chair of The Conference Board ESG Center’s Human Capital Management Oversight Working Group in 2019-20. He co-authored chapters in the first three editions of The Handbook of Board Governance (Wiley) covering board-shareholder engagement in 2016, board leadership in 2020, and board evaluation in 2024.

Mr. Goodman is a founding board member of Miami Scores Powered by Concacaf, a nonprofit providing after-school programs in Miami public schools. He was a board member of another affiliate, Boston Scores, from 2004 to 2022. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).​

Mr. Goodman holds an MA in politics, philosophy, and economics from Oxford University, where he was also elected President of the Oxford Union.