Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington
Αριάδνη Χάφινγκτον Στασινοπούλου
Huffington at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
Born
Ariadnē-Anna Stassinopoúlou [Αριάδνη-Άννα Στασινοπούλου]

(1950-07-15) July 15, 1950 (age 73)
EducationGirton College, Cambridge (BA)
Known for
  • Founder of The Huffington Post
  • Founder and CEO of Thrive Global
  • Author of 15 books
Political partyDemocratic (2004–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
(m. 1986; div. 1997)
Children2

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (née Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou; Greek: Αριάδνη-Άννα Στασινοπούλου, pronounced [ariˈaðni ˈana stasinoˈpulu]; born July 15, 1950) is a Greek American author, syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of The Huffington Post, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global,[1] and the author of fifteen books.[2] She has been named to Time magazine's list of the worlds 100 most influential people[3] and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list.[4]

Huffington serves on numerous boards, including Onex, and Global Citizen.

She is the author of fifteen books, although two have been dogged by allegations of plagiarism, one of which she paid another author, an out of court settlement. Her last two books, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time, both became international bestsellers.[5]

Huffington, the former wife of Republican congressman Michael Huffington, co-founded The Huffington Post, which is now owned by BuzzFeed.[6][1] She was a popular conservative commentator in the mid-1990s, after which, in the late 1990s, she offered liberal points of view in public, while remaining involved in business endeavors.[7] In 2003, she ran as an independent candidate for governor in the California recall election and lost.[8] In 2009, Huffington was No. 12 in Forbes first-ever list of the Most Influential Women In Media.[9] She has also moved up to No. 42 in The Guardian's Top 100 in Media List.[10] As of 2014, she was listed by Forbes as the 52nd Most Powerful Woman in the World.[citation needed] She had moved to 77nd as of 2018 and dropped off the list as of 2019.[4]

In 2011, AOL acquired The Huffington Post for US$315 million and made Huffington the president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group, which included The Huffington Post and then-existing AOL properties including AOL Music, Engadget, Patch Media, and StyleList.[11]

She stepped down from her role at The Huffington Post in August 2016 to focus on a new startup, Thrive Global, a behavior change technology company with the mission of improving productivity and health outcomes.[12]

  1. ^ a b Entis, Laura (June 12, 2014). "Arianna Huffington Wants to Redefine Success. But Are We Ready to Listen?". Entrepreneur Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Gilchrist, Karen (June 25, 2019). "Media icon Arianna Huffington faced 37 rejections before kick-starting her career". CNBC. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Robinson, Bryan (January 15, 2020). "How Arianna Huffington Is Transforming America's Workplace To Benefit You". Forbes. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Arianna Huffington". Washington Speakers Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Galanes, Philip (September 26, 2014). "For Arianna Huffington and Kobe Bryant: First Success, Then Sleep". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  7. ^ Huffington, Ariana (July 3, 2008). "10 Questions for Arianna Huffington". Time. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  8. ^ Schofield, Jack (August 25, 2008). "Huffington Post: From millionaire's blog to leading liberal newspaper". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  9. ^ Blakeley, Kiri (July 14, 2009). "In Pictures: The Most Influential Women in Media – No. 12: Arianna Huffington". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  10. ^ "Profile: Media Guardian 100 - 42. Arianna Huffington". The Guardian. London. July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "AOL Agrees To Acquire The Huffington Post". AOL. February 7, 2011. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  12. ^ J.D, Sai Balasubramanian, M. D. "A Look Into Thrive Global's Efforts To Improve Workplace Well-being". Forbes. Retrieved March 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search