Arianna Huffington
Greek-American author and columnist (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Αριάδνη Χάφινγκτον Στασινοπούλου | |
Born | Ariadnē-Anna Stassinopoúlou [Αριάδνη-Άννα Στασινοπούλου] (1950-07-15) July 15, 1950 (age 73) |
Education | Girton College, Cambridge (BA) |
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Political party | Democratic (2004–present) |
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Children | 2 |
Huffington serves on numerous boards, including Onex, and Global Citizen. 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 instant 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]