Davan Maharaj (born in Trinidad and Tobago) is a journalist and the former editor-in-chief and publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
[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.
[4] In December 2011, Maharaj was named editor and executive vice president of the Times.
[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.