Claudia Dreifus

Claudia Dreifus
Born	New York City
Nationality	American
Occupation	Journalist
Years active	1966-present
Known for	Interviews
Notable work	New York Times Science Tuesday "Conversation With...", Playboy interviews

Claudia Dreifus is an American journalist, educator and lecturer, producer of the weekly feature “Conversation with…” of the Science Section of the New York Times, and known for her interviews with leading figures in world politics and science. She is adjunct associate professor of international affairs and media at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University.

Claudia Dreifus was born in New York City to Marianne and Henry Dreifus, both German-Jewish refugees. Henry Dreifus was a mechanic in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth and later went on to become involved in local politics.

Claudia Dreifus obtained her bachelor of science in dramatic arts from New York University. She was active in student politics as the leader of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Students for Democratic Reform (SDR). After graduation, she worked as a labor organizer for hospital workers, Local 1199. During this time, she also began working as a freelance journalist.

Dreifus began to work as a journalist in the mid-1960s. She had a regular column in the underground newspaper The East Village Other and contributed to other small presses. During the 1970s, she interviewed female figures including performing artists Goldie Hawn and Loretta Lynn and congresswomen Patsy Mink and Eleanor Holmes Norton. She also published reviews of feminist authors Germaine Greer and Florynce Kennedy.

By the 1980s, she had established a reputation for her incisive interviews with famous persons in politics and culture. During this time, she interviewed Harry Belafonte (1982), Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Playboy, 1983), and Daniel Ortega (Playboy, 1987).

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