Arianna to leave Huffington Post

Posted by | August 11, 2016 09:15 | Filed under: Media/Show Business Politics


Arianna Huffington will leave the online entity that bears her name.

[She] says she will be leaving the company in the coming weeks to focus on a soon-to-launch startup dedicated to issues of health and wellness.

Ms. Huffington, who is 66 years old, had signed a new deal in June of last year to remain at the Huffington Post as president and editor-in-chief through 2019. But she said the contract allowed her to launch the new company, Thrive Global, while continuing in her role at the site.

When she secured Series A funding for the new venture late last week, she said it had become clear she could no longer continue running the Huffington Post.

“I really thought I could do both, but as we started building it up, I realized that it really needed my full attention,” she said in an interview. “It is important to know when one door closes and another opens and I felt that moment had arrived.”

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