Michael Golden is an American media executive and member of the Ochs-Sulzberger family that controls The New York Times Company. He is the first cousin of Arthur Sulzberger Jr., a former publisher of The New York Times and a Times Company board member. Golden served as Vice Chairman of the company's board of directors from 2004 to 2012. He was publisher of the International Herald Tribune from 2003 to 2007, a position in which he managed the global newspaper's operations amid growing digital challenges for print media. Earlier, he held executive roles at The New York Times Company in advertising, circulation, and corporate development, and he presided over the Times Company Foundation, directing philanthropic efforts. Golden also served on the board of directors of the Associated Press and has been involved in various media and nonprofit initiatives. No major controversies, legal issues, or political affiliations are prominently documented in public records.