Christie Ann Hefner (born November 8, 1952) is the former chairwoman and chief executive officer of Playboy Enterprises, the organization made by her dad, Hugh Hefner. She stepped down from her place at Playboy on January 30, 2009. She’s frequently worked together with the progressive political organization Center for American Progress. Their website describes her as having “long been involved in electing progressive candidates, improving girls, First Amendment problems, and progressing treatment for individuals with HIV/AIDS.”
Hefner was born in Wilmette, Illinois. She’s the daughter of Mildred (Williams) and Hugh Hefner. When her mother remarried, she moved to Wilmette, Illinois. There she graduated from New Trier High School. She graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University using a Bachelors degree in English and American literature in 1974. After school, she began working at Playboy. After four years, she was promoted to vice president. The business got adult-oriented companies including Spice Network and ClubJenna. In 2008, she released a memo to workers about her attempts to streamline the organization ‘s operations, including removing its DVD section and laying off staff. “Just as this nation is including change in the kind of new direction, I’ve determined that now’s the time to make changes in my life at the same time,” she said. In May 2011, she was named Executive Chairman of Canyon Ranch Enterprises, a resort business that runs six debut spa destinations and an internet site providing health and wellness guidance.
Brandeis University (1974), New Trier High School, Interlochen Center for the Arts
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
William A. Marovitz (m. 1995–2013)
Parents
Hugh Hefner, Millie Williams
Siblings
Cooper Hefner, Marston Hefner, David Hefner
Nicknames
Christie Ann Hefner , Christie Marovitz
Awards
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award (lounched the award)
TV Shows
"The Founding Moms Conference"
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
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Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.
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Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
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The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
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I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.
6
It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money to run competitive races.
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I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision.
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But maybe because the dot-com world gives people positions at a younger age, and many women are prominent in this business, it will help change the view about who can run big companies.
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Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.
10
I expected to go into journalism or law.
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Half of my employees are women.
12
In college, my big money memory was saving up to buy a car with my boyfriend, whom I lived with.
13
I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.
14
I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.
15
I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.
16
I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.
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I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.
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I'm basically a gift-giver.
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Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harmful, part of a relationship.
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I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.
21
From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.
22
We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money.
23
Not only did I enjoy the creative side of Playboy and enjoy being surrounded by people who are curious about life, but I also love the analytical and hard business side of it.
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I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.
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I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.
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Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate.
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My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.
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Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.
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No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
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I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
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I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
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I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.
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I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.
She “graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University using a Bachelors degree in English and American literature”. Then went o work for her father. How amazing is this again?
She “graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University using a Bachelors degree in English and American literature”. Then went o work for her father. How amazing is this again?
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