Robert M. Goodman

Robert "Bob" M. Goodman (born December 30, 1945) is a prominent plant biologist and virologist, and served as the executive dean of agriculture and natural resources at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey since June 2005.

He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in plant virology at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, England.

From 1990 to 1991, he served as senior scholar-in-residence at the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences.

Immediately prior to assuming his decanal duties at Rutgers, Goodman was a professor of plant pathology and environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

He also served two terms as a trustee of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and for many years was a member of the board of directors of the Cornell Research Foundation.