Rupert Andrew Woodward Goodman, FRGS DL (born 17 April 1963) is a British publisher, international affairs expert and entrepreneur.

Life and career

Goodman was born in Kidderminster. He was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

where he represented the university in the Varsity Athletics Match as a hurdler. He was also Secretary of the Pitt Club. After graduating from Cambridge, Goodman worked at

J. Walter Thompson J. Walter Thompson (JWT) was an advertisement holding company incorporated in 1896 by American advertising pioneer James Walter Thompson. The company was acquired in 1987 by multinational holding company WPP plc, and in November 2018, WPP merge ...

in London. In 1984 he founded FIRST, a multi-disciplinary international affairs organisation, he is currently chairman of FIRST.First Strategic Insight
Retrieved 01 April 2022 FIRST received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2010 and 2013, for excellence in international markets. In 2000 he founded the Responsible Capitalism Initiative and Annual Award to honour business leaders who have excelled in both commercial success and social responsibility.Responsible Capitalism
Retrieved 21 May 2017 He is a founding trustee and chairman of the British-Kazakh Society,British Kazakh Society
Retrieved 14 December 2015 and a founding director of Equilibrium.Equilibrium Global
Retrieved 14 December 2015 He is the chairman of World Petroleum, Global Energy and World Energy Insight. He was elected a founding director of NewWaveSolutions, a subsidiary of

DEME In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th century BC and ear ...

, in 2016 and became Chairman of the Thai-United Kingdom Business Council in 2019. He was a Trustee of the

National Botanic Garden of Wales The National Botanic Garden of Wales ( cy, Gardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymru) is a botanical garden located in Llanarthney in the River Tywi valley, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The garden is both a visitor attraction and a centre for botanical rese ...

between 2005-2008. In 2012 Goodman was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London. He is also the recipient of a London Metropolitan Police Commissioner's Commendation and is a

Freeman of the City of London The Freedom of the City of London started around 1237 as the status of a 'free man' or 'citizen', protected by the charter of the City of London and not under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord. In the Middle Ages, this developed into a freedom or ...

.Deputy Lieutenant Commissions
Retrieved 14 December 2015 Goodman is a Vice President of

Flora and Fauna International Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is an international conservation charity and non-governmental organization dedicated to protecting the planet's threatened wildlife and habitats. Founded in 1903, it is the world's oldest international conserva ...

Flora and Fauna International
Retrieved 14 December 2015 and a member of the development board of

Artes Mundi Artes Mundi (Latin: ''arts of the world'') is an international arts organisation based in Cardiff. Established in 2002, it is committed to supporting international contemporary visual artists whose work engages with social reality and lived experien ...

. Goodman was appointed Deputy Chairman and a Trustee of Prince's Trust International in 2016.

Bibliography

Goodman has co-edited and written a number of books, including: * ''The Critical Decade (2003)'' * ''The 21st Century: A view from the South (2005)'' * ''Responsible Capitalism I (2009)'' * ''Britain's Foreign Policy in a Networked World (2011)'' * ''Nursultan Nazarbayev, Leadership Perspectives (2015)'' * ''South to the Great Steppe (2015)'' * ''Responsible Capitalism II (2017)'' * ''Bahrain: Celebrating 200 Years Together (2017)'' * ''Britain and Bahrain: A Celebration of Friendship (2018)'' * ''Two Decades of Leadership: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (2019)'' * ''Father of the Nation; First President Nursultan Nazarbayev (2020)''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Rupert British publishers (people) 1963 births Living people People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society