| Davan Maharaj | |
| Birth Place: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Alma Mater: | University of Tennessee, Yale University |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Employer: | Los Angeles Times (former) |
| Awards: | Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Writing (2005) |
Davan Maharaj (born in Trinidad and Tobago) is a journalist and the former editor-in-chief and publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
Maharaj was born in Trinidad and Tobago.[1] [2] He worked as a reporter at the Trinidad Express before moving to the United States, where he received a degree in political science from the University of Tennessee, as well as a master's degree in law from Yale University.[3] He started his career at the Los Angeles Times as an intern in 1989, subsequently working as a reporter in Los Angeles, Orange County, and East Africa. He won the 2005 Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Writing.[4]
In December 2011, Maharaj was named editor and executive vice president of the Times.[5] In March 2016, he was named editor-in-chief and publisher.[6]
In December 2016, Los Angeles Magazine published an in-depth report that was a disturbing exposure of Maharaj's methods managing the Times.[7] [8]
In August 2017, Jim Kirk and Ross Levinsohn replaced Maharaj as editor and publisher, respectively, of the Times.[9]