Arianna Huffington said she plans to step down aseditor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, the politics and news siteshe founded in 2005, turning her attention to a wellness venturefocused on the “global pandemic” of stress and burnout.
Huffington, 66, announced her departure Thursday in a memo tostaff of the publication, which was acquired by AOL for $315million in 2011 and is now part of Verizon Communications Inc.’smedia 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.
“As Thrive Global moved from an idea to a reality, withinvestors, staff, and offices, it became clear to me that I simplycouldn’t do justice to both companies,” Huffington said ina statement.
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