Sherwood Goldberg

Sherwood Goldberg is a senior adviser on Asian affairs in CNA China Studies. Goldberg is a graduate of Dickinson College. He holds an M.A. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from the Temple University School of Law.

Goldberg’s lifelong experiences in Asia and beyond encompass expertise in diplomatic, commercial, military, and legal endeavors. Among his many positions, he served as Chief of Staff to Alexander Haig during the latter’s tenure as Secretary of State; as a Special Assistant to the President and COO of United Technologies; and as an advisor on domestic and international issues at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. As the first Managing Director of Worldwide Associates, Inc., he focused on advancing U.S. corporate interests around the world. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Dickinson College; the Board of Visitors of the College of Liberal Arts, Temple University; and the D.C. Veterans’ Advisory Board. In April 2001, he was appointed by the Acting Secretary of the Army as the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Washington, D.C. (CASA).

Goldberg has traveled extensively throughout Asia and has deep, first-hand knowledge of Chinese and Asian political, security, and commercial affairs. During his many years of travel to China in government and business positions, he met multiple times with Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and a host of other national and provincial-level PRC elite. A retired colonel (U.S. Army Reserves), he spent nearly three decades on active and reserve duty, including tours in Vietnam, and as an instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point.