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Hefner is a contributing blogger at the Huffington Post, the politically progressive news and opinion Web site founded by Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer.

Christie Hefner '74

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Chicago

Major
English literature

Favorite class
Shakespeare with Alan Levitan and creative writing seminar with Adrienne Rich.

Favorite hangout
South Boston.

Best memory
Directing Gilbert & Sullivan productions.

Brandeisian(s) who most influenced your life
People involved in educational intervention program Upward Bound: executive director Joe Warren, Paul Regan '73, Susan Landau '74, and Lawrence Fuchs, the Meyer and Walter Jaffe Professor of American Civilization and Politics.

How do you stay connected to Brandeis today?
I served first as the alumni representative on the Board of Trustees and then continued on the board for nine years. I’m a President’s Councilor. And I continue to be involved in helping to organize events in Chicago and speaking on campus.