Michael Clinton
EVP/Chief Marketing Officer & Publishing Director, Hearst Magazines
Michael A. Clinton is the executive vice president, chief marketing officer and publishing director of Hearst Magazines, a position he has held since January 2001. His responsibilities include overseeing the publishing side of Hearst titles: Cosmopolitan, Country Living, Esquire, Food Network Magazine, Harper's BAZAAR, House Beautiful, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Redbook, Seventeen, SmartMoney, Town & Country and Veranda. In addition, Clinton oversees all corporate marketing, sales and brand development for Hearst Magazines. Clinton joined Hearst in October 1997 as senior vice president, chief marketing officer, and added group publisher responsibility for five titles, including Esquire and House Beautiful, in 1998.
Clinton has served as chairman of the board of the Volunteers of America, as well as on the boards of The Starlight Children's Foundation and Lifetime Television Network. He has led expeditions to Nepal, Patagonia, and to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Starlight. He also serves on the acquisitions committee of the International Center of Photography. In addition, he is on the Board of Directors of the Magazine Publishers of America. The Pitt News, the campus newspaper of his alma mater, honored him by creating the Michael Clinton Award for Distinguished Service in Publishing, in his name.
Clinton is an avid traveler and photographer. He has held a number of gallery exhibitions. He is the author of four books, Wanderlust: 100 Countries, A Personal Journey, a collection of essays and photographs from all seven continents; Global Snaps; Global Faces; and American Portraits from 100 Countries.