Michael Goltzman joined The Coca-Cola Company in September 1997 and spent more than 10 years working on international public policy and trade issues primarily in the Company’s Washington, D.C. office. He also worked in Hong Kong for the Company’s Asia Public Affairs Department. From mid-2009 until mid-2012, Goltzman served as the Director of Public Affairs & Communications for the Middle East & North Africa Business Unit, responsible for 33 countries, including the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan. In 2012, he moved to Atlanta as Vice President of International Government Relations & Public Affairs, and in 2017 he was named Vice President, Global Policy & Sustainability. In 2024, he was appointed Senior Vice President.

Before joining the Company, Goltzman worked in France with U.S. Ambassador Pamela Harriman. Prior to moving to Paris, he received a Master Degree in Political Science at the Université de Bordeaux’s Institute for Political Studies. He also holds a M.A. in international law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School of International Law & Diplomacy. He did his undergraduate work at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.