Cooper Hefner is an American businessman and writer. He has been the chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises since July 2016, which was founded by his father, Hugh Hefner. Hefner was also founder and initial chief executive officer of the startup company, Hop.
Hefner was born on September 4, 1991 in Los Angeles, California to Hugh Hefner (1926-2017) and Kimberley Conrad. He grew up in a mansion adjacent to the Playboy Mansion, which was purchased by his father after his parents separated. Hefner attended Ojai Valley School before going to Chapman University, where he majored in film production.
He started working for Playboy Enterprises when he was in college. In early 2016, Hefner, who was board observer at the time, left the company due to disagreements with then CEO Scott Flanders about the direction the company was taking. Cooper began editing, writing and publishing op-eds, which centered on politics, culture and philosophy.