Catherine Goldberg

Catherine Goldberg (LinkedIn) is a Senior Fellow with the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab at Johns Hopkins University where she leads global engagement, advising countries on strategies to create jobs and boost economic competitiveness through green industrial policy. She has nearly a decade of experience shaping international climate and energy policy and negotiations under both Democratic and Republican administrations. From 2016 – 2025, Catherine served in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Change, where she led negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), G7, and G20, and worked closely with John Kerry and Sue Biniaz. Her expertise is in coordinating climate/trade measures, building robust domestic conditions for green industrial supply chains, and supporting workers and communities impacted by countries’ transitions to net zero. She earned a Master’s of Public Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a B.S. in Geology from Boston College.