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Arianna Huffington, a prominent businesswoman and former political commentator, is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of the Huffington Post and the author of 15 books, including international bestsellers 鈥淭hrive鈥 and 鈥淭he Sleep Revolution.鈥 In 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a behavior change technology company with the mission of improving health outcomes and productivity.
During her tenure at the Huffington Post, of which she was editor-in-chief until 2016, the site won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 and was the first digital-native outlet to receive the award.
Originally from Greece, Huffington moved to England when she was 17 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.
She has been named to Time magazine's list of the world鈥檚 100 most influential people and the Forbes most powerful women list.