2012 One Big Summer Night

Arianna Huffington is among the most influential players in our world shaping the national conversation on politics, the economy, the media and public policy. An entrepreneur and business leader, Huffington provides an informed view on the state of the current business landscape and the impact of our financial policy on the future of the economy.

Celebrated for her work as the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the must-read Huffington Post, Huffington has won worldwide acclaim, including being named in 2011 to the TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the most influential people in the world; Vanity Fair's 2011 Top 50 New Establishment list; Fast Company's list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business; Financial Times' 50 People Who Shaped the Decade; Newsweek's Top Ten Thought-Leaders of the Decade; and Forbes' Most Influential Women in the Media and The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

She is the author of over a dozen books including, Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream (2010). Huffington is the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio program, Both Sides Now, with Mary Matalin, where they analyze from all perspectives the headlines shaping today's conversations.