Arianna Huffington
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Founder and CEO at Thrive Global | Passionate about Health and AI
New York, New York, United States
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About
I’m the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, a behavior change technology company with the mission of improving health and helping us move from merely surviving to thriving. I also founded The Huffington Post and have written 15 books, including Thrive and The Sleep Revolution.
I’m originally from Greece (and still have the accent to prove it!). When I was 17, I moved to England and studied economics at Cambridge University, where I frankly spent most of my time debating at the Cambridge Union.
I live in New York but also spend time in Los Angeles, and love being a Yiayia (Greek for grandmother) to my almost three-year-old grandson Alexander and his newborn sister Annabel.
My journey to focusing on health began with a fall. In April 2007, I collapsed from exhaustion and burnout and hit my head on my desk on the way down, breaking my cheekbone.
In the wake of my fall, I found myself going from doctor to doctor to find out what was wrong. Doctors’ waiting rooms were good places for me to ask myself a lot of questions about the kind of life I was living.
After all the tests, it turned out nothing was wrong. Except for the fact that everything was wrong. I was suffering from an acute case of burnout. I had bought into the myth that burnout was the price I had to pay for success.
I became more and more passionate about the five daily habits that drive so much of our health: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management and connection. That led me to write Thrive and The Sleep Revolution.
The books struck a chord, but I wanted to go beyond speaking and writing to helping people move from awareness to action. So in 2016 I founded Thrive Global, which helps people transform their health by combining Microsteps — small, science-backed daily steps — with technology, storytelling and community. And last year, with the OpenAI Startup Fund, we launched Thrive AI Health to build an AI health coach to democratize access to health coaching.
Courses by Arianna
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Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences40m
Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences
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AI Needs a New Story: On My Mind 💭
AI Needs a New Story: On My Mind 💭
Now that AI is here and we’ve made first contact, we need to ask ourselves, are we making the most of this…
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Big Food’s Big Tobacco Moment
Big Food’s Big Tobacco Moment
Photo: Connor Studios We are entering Big Food’s Big Tobacco moment. The fight to hold tobacco companies responsible…
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Morning Routine Madness: On My Mind
Morning Routine Madness: On My Mind
Stop the Morning Madness Okay people, morning routines have gotten out of hand. As Sam Schube writes in The Wall Street…
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The Age of AI and the New Spiritual Awakening
The Age of AI and the New Spiritual Awakening
While AI transforms everything about our outer world, we have exclusive dominion over our inner world In late March…
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The White Lotus and the Big Questions: On My Mind
The White Lotus and the Big Questions: On My Mind
Arrested Development and The White Lotus Photo: Fabio Lovino / HBO Are you as excited as I am about the season finale…
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Answering Your Questions on Work & Leadership
Answering Your Questions on Work & Leadership
I loved my conversation on LinkedIn with Jessi Hempel, host of Hello Monday! to talk about the future of work…
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The Ultimate Biohack: On My Mind
The Ultimate Biohack: On My Mind
Longevity Is Everywhere, But It Isn't Everything Photo: MirageC / Getty Images Don’t die. That’s the simple mission…
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On Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future
On Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future
It’s not just what AI can help us do, but who it can help us be. If you haven't read the book Superagency: What Could…
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💭 "Thrive" Turns 10: On My Mind
💭 "Thrive" Turns 10: On My Mind
* * * * * Thrive opens with my account of my own abrupt wake-up call in 2007, when I collapsed from burnout and…
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Hunting for Heretics: On My Mind
Hunting for Heretics: On My Mind
Welcome to my first newsletter of 2025 — a fresh start for a new year. And in fact, the fresh start effect is real —…
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Think you offer value, but you’re unsure how to secure a board seat? In case you missed it: My conversation on 'How to Land a Board Seat' reveals…
Think you offer value, but you’re unsure how to secure a board seat? In case you missed it: My conversation on 'How to Land a Board Seat' reveals…
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I am thrilled to be a speaker at this event! I look forward to sharing the journey #Microsoft has been on in the Era of AI as we rapidly transform…
I am thrilled to be a speaker at this event! I look forward to sharing the journey #Microsoft has been on in the Era of AI as we rapidly transform…
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At SharkNinja, we’re a $5.5B underdog. And I hope we always are. I recently spent time with our team in Paris. It's a newer office, a smaller team…
At SharkNinja, we’re a $5.5B underdog. And I hope we always are. I recently spent time with our team in Paris. It's a newer office, a smaller team…
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Experience
Education
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Cambridge University
Master of Arts (M.A.) Economics
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Activities and Societies: The Cambridge Union
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Skills
Publications
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The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time
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Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
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44 years ago this week, I was fired from the only full-time job I’d ever had, when Salomon Brothers merged with another company. I had started as an…
44 years ago this week, I was fired from the only full-time job I’d ever had, when Salomon Brothers merged with another company. I had started as an…
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It was such a pleasure to spend time with Gloria T. Chen and her amazing team at Adobe! Gloria’s journey—from software engineer to Chief People…
It was such a pleasure to spend time with Gloria T. Chen and her amazing team at Adobe! Gloria’s journey—from software engineer to Chief People…
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The most freeing thing is realizing how little power the naysayers have over us — unless we give it to them. #Perspective #Growth #Strength #Courage
The most freeing thing is realizing how little power the naysayers have over us — unless we give it to them. #Perspective #Growth #Strength #Courage
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Each time you say no to something that doesn't serve you, think of it as saying yes to your wellbeing. 💜
Each time you say no to something that doesn't serve you, think of it as saying yes to your wellbeing. 💜
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Just found this video of me from years ago... A 10-second reset. It worked for me then, and it still works today! Neuroscience shows that we’re able…
Just found this video of me from years ago... A 10-second reset. It worked for me then, and it still works today! Neuroscience shows that we’re able…
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One of the downfalls in most companies is the natural formation of organizational silos. Every team gets so obsessed with the team they are part of…
One of the downfalls in most companies is the natural formation of organizational silos. Every team gets so obsessed with the team they are part of…
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I’m delighted to announce the launch of the Weill Cancer Hub West, a groundbreaking initiative that brings together the exceptional talent at…
I’m delighted to announce the launch of the Weill Cancer Hub West, a groundbreaking initiative that brings together the exceptional talent at…
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Today, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine commemorated our first White Coat Ceremony, signifying our inaugural class of students’ commitment to…
Today, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine commemorated our first White Coat Ceremony, signifying our inaugural class of students’ commitment to…
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I loved my conversation with Deepak Chopra. He shared his “STOP formula” for pausing before reacting — one small shift that can transform how we move…
I loved my conversation with Deepak Chopra. He shared his “STOP formula” for pausing before reacting — one small shift that can transform how we move…
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Congratulations to the 48 new students in the inaugural class of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas. In fact, the news…
Congratulations to the 48 new students in the inaugural class of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas. In fact, the news…
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Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting our Canadian market, including our Bloor Street and Yorkdale stores. During my visit, I engaged with the…
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting our Canadian market, including our Bloor Street and Yorkdale stores. During my visit, I engaged with the…
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