Matthew P. Goodman

Senior Vice President for Economics
Matthew P. Goodman

Matthew P. Goodman is senior vice president for economics and holds the Simon Chair in Political Economy at CSIS. The CSIS Economics Program, which he directs, focuses on international economic policy and global economic governance. Before joining CSIS in 2012, Goodman served as director for international economics on the National Security Council staff, helping the president prepare for global and regional summits, including the G20, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and East Asia Summit. Prior to the White House, Goodman was senior adviser to the undersecretary for economic affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Before joining the Obama administration in 2009, he worked for five years at Albright Stonebridge Group, where he was managing director for Asia. From 2002 to 2004, he served at the White House as director for Asian economic affairs on the National Security Council staff. Prior to that, he spent five years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., heading the bank’s government affairs operations in Tokyo and London. From 1988 to 1997, he worked as an international economist at the U.S. Treasury Department, including five years as financial attaché at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo.

Goodman holds an M.A. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and chairman emeritus of the board of trustees of the Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C.

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Executive Education

Global Infrastructure Competition: Belt, Road, and Beyond

Get a master’s-level introduction to the fast-moving global infrastructure story, including China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and U.S. and allied responses.

Course Date: October 11, 2023
Registration Closes: September 27, 2023
Belt, Road, and Beyond: The CSIS Belt and Road Executive Course
Executive Education

Economics in National Security

In this course, participants will learn about the range of economic policy tools available to U.S. policymakers, how these tools are used in support of broader strategic and economic objectives, and the implications for the private sector and other economic actors.

Course Date: April 17, 2023
Registration Closes: March 27, 2023
Economics in National Security

Next Steps in the Evolution of Development Finance

Please join CSIS for a keynote address by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on evolving the multilateral development banks to address growing global challenges, followed by a panel discussion with experts.

Event by Janet L. Yellen , Matthew P. Goodman , Stephanie Segal , Claire Healy , Alexia Latortue , Nancy Lee , and Marilou Uy — February 9, 2023

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Domestic Perspectives on IPEF’s Digital Economy Component

Based on conversations with nearly three dozen business, labor, and congressional stakeholders, this CSIS brief summarizes domestic perspectives on digital economy issues in IPEF and offers suggestions for how to enhance domestic buy-in for an IPEF digital trade agreement.

Brief by Aidan Arasasingham , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman , and William Alan Reinsch — January 26, 2023

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Indo-Pacific Forecast 2023

What is the outlook for U.S.-China relations? Which of the U.S. alliance networks in the Indo-Pacific is most promising? Will IPEF thrive? Join CSIS experts to explore these and other questions during our annual preview of political, security, and economic developments.

Event by Victor Cha , Emily Benson , Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Ellen Kim , and Bonny Lin , Lily McElwee , Erin L. Murphy , Yuko Nakano , Gregory B. Poling , William Alan Reinsch , Nicholas Szechenyi , Raymond Vickery , Kurt Campbell , Ambassador Taeyong Cho , Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romualdez — January 12, 2023

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The Biden-Kishida Summit Meeting

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan will make his first visit to Washington for a summit meeting with President Biden on January 13. The CSIS Japan Chair and Economics Program outline the key issues shaping a dynamic agenda for U.S.-Japan relations.

Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi , Yuko Nakano , and Matthew P. Goodman — January 10, 2023

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Japan's 2023 G7 Priorities and the Future Economic Order

The CSIS Economics Program held a discussion with the Honorable Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister of economy, trade, and industry, outlining Japan's economic priorities for its G7 presidency in 2023.

Event by John J. Hamre , Matthew P. Goodman , and The Honorable Yasutoshi Nishimura — January 5, 2023

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Five Things to Watch in 2023

CSIS Economics Program experts look ahead to the coming year and highlight five issues in international economic affairs they will be tracking in 2023.

Commentary by Matthew P. Goodman , Erin L. Murphy , Gerard DiPippo , Stephanie Segal , and Matthew Reynolds — December 20, 2022

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IPEF Advances at Negotiations in Brisbane

The CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business reflect on the first negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in Brisbane.

Critical Questions by Aidan Arasasingham , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman , and William Alan Reinsch — December 16, 2022

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