Christie Hefner
Birthday:
November 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name:
Christie Ann Hefner.
Christie Ann Hefner was born on November 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. She lived for a short time in Chicago until her father Hugh Hefner (creator of the world-famous Playboy empire) and her mother Mildred Williams separated. Later, when her mother remarried, Christie and her brother David moved to Wilmette, Illinois. There she grew up in the subur...
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Christie Ann Hefner was born on November 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. She lived for a short time in Chicago until her father Hugh Hefner (creator of the world-famous Playboy empire) and her mother Mildred Williams separated. Later, when her mother remarried, Christie and her brother David moved to Wilmette, Illinois. There she grew up in the suburbs and graduated from New Trier High School. She was an English major at Brandeis University. In her junior year she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and went on to graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American literature in 1974. In 1978 she became a President's Councilor of her alma mater. After college, Christie wanted to pursue journalism or law, but started working at Playboy as an intermediate step. After being with the company for 5 years and moving up to the position of Vice President. In 1988, she became Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Playboy Enterprises Inc., taking over from her famous father, and created the Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award in honor of him. Later, in 1995, she married former Illinois state senator William A. Marovitz, real estate developer and attorney. Show less «
I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.
I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.
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 ...Show more »
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. Show less «
I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
I developed a great sense of self-confidence when I was very young.
I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
I don't think about financial success as the measurement of my success.
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.
Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you...Show more »
Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you. Show less «
My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.
My mother thinks I could have even run a larger company.
Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making ...Show more »
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. Show less «
I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.
I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.
I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.
I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college.
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 analy...Show more »
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. Show less «
We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money.
We don't fight about money... I hate to see people fight about money.
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 Christm...Show more »
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. Show less «
I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.
I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.
Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harmful, part of a relationship.
Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harmful, part of a relationship.
I'm basically a gift-giver.
I'm basically a gift-giver.
I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.
I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.
I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.
I never have to this day, because my money is the money I earn.
I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.
I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.
I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.
I'd guess that 80 percent of the people who work for Playboy are feminists.
I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.
I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.
In college, my big money memory was saving up to buy a car with my boyfriend, whom I lived with.
In college, my big money memory was saving up to buy a car with my boyfriend, whom I lived with.
Half of my employees are women.
Half of my employees are women.
I expected to go into journalism or law.
I expected to go into journalism or law.
Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.
Actually, my parents were separated by the time I was about 2 years old.
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 cha...Show more »
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. Show less «
I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing ...Show more »
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. Show less «
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 ...Show more »
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. Show less «
I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.
I don't know what a world would be like if you do away with sexy images.
The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
The very first stock I bought right out of college was Berkshire Hathaway.
Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
Some, but much of my money is tied up in Playboy stock.
Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.
Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.
Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
Well, I grew up around the magazine and was part of a generation that was embracing our sexuality.
