Michael Rosenfeld was named president of National Geographic Television (NGT) in June 2006. He oversees all business and editorial activities for the company, which produces 120 hours of documentary television each year for the National Geographic Channel, PBS and other broadcasters worldwide.



As president and in his previous role as executive vice president, programming and production, Rosenfeld has overseen a two-fold increase in production in just two years. To support this level of growth, Rosenfeld has extensively reorganized the company, creating five distinct production groups and opening production offices in New York and Los Angeles.



Prior to his promotion in March 2005 to executive vice president, Rosenfeld held the post of senior executive producer, responsible for Specials and event programming. In addition to the renowned National Geographic Specials on PBS, he oversaw some of National Geographic's most high profile programs, including "Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack" for NBC, "Pyramids Live" for Fox and "The Gospel of Judas" for National Geographic Channel.



Before taking over the National Geographic Specials in 1999, he was executive producer of National Geographic EXPLORER and was instrumental in shaping that series into a ratings and creative stronghold. Under his guidance, EXPLORER won 16 Emmy Awards, and for three years in a row took the Cable Ace Award for best magazine series on cable television.



Rosenfeld began working on EXPLORER as a supervising writer, senior producer and series producer, and became executive producer in 1993. While holding these positions he produced and wrote a wide variety of films, covering everything from volcanology to Indonesian death rites. His productions have won numerous awards, including an Emmy award for editing, a Chris Award, Best Video from the Banff Festival of Mountain Films, a Gold Award from the Houston International Film Festival and a Special Jury Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival.



Before joining National Geographic, Rosenfeld worked as a field producer for WNET in New York and as a freelance writer, producer and journalist.



He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and three children.