Claire Hoffman

Background

Hoffman was born and raised in Fairfield, Iowa, where her family was part of the Transcendental Meditation movement.

Education

She attended Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment.

Career

She has a masters degrees in Religious Studies from the University of Chicago Divinity School and a masters degree from the Columbia School of Journalism. The story is the most viewed piece on latimes.com. She writes and has written for numerous publications including Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Portfolio and the Los Angeles Times.

Achievements

• While working for the Los Angeles Times, she profiled the founder of Girls Gone Wild, Joe Francis, in a story titled “Baby Give Maine a Kiss.” The piece recounts Francis" battery upon Hoffman as well as his alleged rape of an 18-year-old girl.