Arianna Huffington Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for The Huffington Post in 2012
• Was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2006 and 2011 and one of Forbes magazine's Most Powerful Women in 2013
• Graduated from Cambridge University with a Master's degree in Economics
• Quote: "For far too long, men have equated success with working around the clock, driving yourself into the ground․․․Women need to lead the way to change that - both for their sake and for the sake of successful men who․․․need to learn how to lean back․"
• Quote: "When we completely define our identify with our job, we operate from fear․ And it often stops us from being true to ourselves․"
• Launched the news and blogging website The Huffington Post in May 2005, and it has since become one of the most widely-read media brands on the internet
• Wrote the bestselling book "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder․"
• Best known as the Chair, President, and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group
• Published her first book, "The Female Woman," with Random House in 1974