Arianna Huffington Leaves Huffington Post After 11-Year Run
- Shifting full attention to new wellness venture: Thrive Global
- Investors include Jack Ma, Zoe Baird, Sean Parker, NBA player
Huffington on Silicon Valley's Cutthroat Culture
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Arianna Huffington said she plans to step down as editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, the politics and news site she founded in 2005, turning her attention to a wellness venture focused on the “global pandemic” of stress and burnout.
Huffington, 66, announced her departure Thursday in a memo to staff of the publication, which was acquired by AOL for $315 million in 2011 and is now part of Verizon Communications Inc.’s media business. She said she had intended to keep running the site, then decided to turn her attention to her startup, Thrive Global, after attracting investors and hiring staff.