Elizabeth (Liz) Goldman is Co-Director of Global Forest Watch and Senior Research Manager at the World Resources Institute, where she co-leads the forest research cluster and manages a team of research staff working on global forest monitoring, commodity-linked deforestation, and geospatial data development.

Liz leads WRI's annual data release on global tree cover loss, serving as lead author, primary spokesperson, and coordinator across country offices. She also leads content and research direction for the Global Forest Review, a data-driven online report on the state of the world's forests.

Her work spans research partnerships, quality assurance for GFW's data products and publications, and engagement with governments, donors, and civil society partnerships on forest policy and monitoring.

Before joining WRI, Elizabeth worked at MDA Information Systems supporting geospatial analysis for federal contracts and at KaBOOM!, where she developed GIS methodologies for mapping playground access in underserved communities. She holds a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Environmental Sciences from UC Berkeley, and is a certified GIS Professional (GISP).