Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is the Founder and CEO of Thrive Global, as well as the Founder and CEO of The Huffington Post. Forbes labeled her one of the most powerful women in the world. She was also named one of the World’s 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine. She is also a best-selling novelist on a global scale.

What is the Net Worth of Ariana Huffington?

Huffington’s net worth is projected to be $50 million in 2019. Her annual salary as Chief Editor of Huffington Post is $61,213 dollars. Ariana Huffington sold Huffington Post to AOL for $315 million in 2011. She owned 30% of the equity in her website at the time.

Early Life and Education

Arianna Stassinopoulos was born in Athens, Greece, on July 15, 1950, to Konstantinos and Elli Georgiadis-Stasinopoulous. Stasinopoulous, her father, is a journalist and management consultant. Mrs. Stasinopoulous, her mother, is a housewife. Agapi Stasinopoulos, a best-selling author, inspirational speaker, and Thrives Global Facilitator, is her sister.

Arianna earned an honors degree in economics from Girton College in Cambridge. She went on to earn her Master’s degree in Economics with honors from the University of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England, in 1972. She also studied Comparative Religion at Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal, India.

Professional Life and Career

Career as a writer

Huffington has written biographies, self-help books, and political books. She has written 15 books to date. Some of them, as well as the year, are

She worked as an article writer for ‘National Review’ in the late 1980s.

Music Career

Her musical career began in 1979 when she co-wrote the album Odes.

Business Career

• 2005, She co-founded Huffington's Post along with Kenneth Lerer, Jonah Peretti, Andrew Breitbart which was ranked as No 1, political site by eBizMBA.
• 2016, She founded Thrive Global.
• She was on the Board of Directors for a various organization like Berggruen Institute, the Center for Public Integrity, Uber and Onex Corporation

Media Appearances

• 1980, co-hosted, BBC One with Bob Lonely.
• Served as the radio panelist on ‘Any Question?’ and T.V panelist ‘Call My Bluff’, ‘Face the Music’
• She hosted the website, Arriannaonline.com for Huffington’s Post.
• 2005, Panel speaker for California Democratic Party State Convention, Los Angeles
• 2008, work as the voice artist for ‘The Cleveland Show’.
• 2010, appeared in a sitcom, ‘How I Met Your Mother’
• 2012, become a LinkedIn influencer.

Politics

Politics Prior to 2003, she was a Republican supporter. Ariana ran for the 2003 recall election as an independent candidate. She eventually dropped out on September 30. She has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2004.

Awards and Nominations

• 2016, Honorary Degree from Colby College, Waterville, Maine.
•  2016, On Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul100 list of visionaries and influential leaders.
•  2014, Forbes 52nd Most Powerful Woman in the World.
•  2009, Forbes 12th First-Ever Most Influential Women in Media.
•  2009, Guardian’s 42nd among the Top 100 in Media.

Body Measurement and Social Media

She is a blonde with blue eyes. She stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches. Ariana has over 2.8 million Twitter followers, 1.31 million Facebook fans, and over 717k Instagram fans.

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