Hearst’s Michael Clinton Wants You to Think About Your Next Chapter in New Book Women's Wear Daily (WWD) 13 hrs ago Kathryn Hopkins When Michael Clinton stepped down from his more than 20-year stint as one of Hearst Magazines’ top advertising executives, he wasn’t ready to fulfill the retirement stereotype, thinking of his next moves more as rewiring than retiring. In addition to staying on as an adviser to Hearst chief executive officer Steve Swartz by request, he graduated from Columbia University with a master’s degree focused on philanthropy and continued to travel, hitting his 124th country of Ethiopia just before the pandemic struck. If that’s not enough, he’s also a marathon runner, a photographer, private pilot, part owner of a vineyard in Argentina, and founder of a nonprofit foundation.