Henry Goodman was president of H. Goodman Inc. (now the White Dove Mattress Company). He pursued a special interest in health issues as vice chair of the Health Services Association of Northeast Ohio and as a member of the executive committee of Mt. Sinai Hospital and the advisory board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He has served as treasurer of the Council of Jewish Federations and trustee of North Coast Development Corporation. He is a past president of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland and Cleveland Hillel Foundation, and is a life director of United Way of Greater Cleveland. During Goodman’s term as chair of Cleveland State University’s board of trustees, the university created its first modern residence hall, built a music and communications building, and developed the 17th-18th Street Block Project, which is now home to CSU’s colleges of business and urban affairs. The university’s sports arena is named in his honor.