Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global and co-founder of HuffPost, has been selected to speak at USC’s 2025 baccalaureate ceremony, part of a series of events leading up to USC’s 142nd commencement.
Baccalaureate is a nondenominational, interfaith celebration open to all students and their guests. The event, which will be held at Bovard Auditorium at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, will feature keynote speaker Huffington, as well as several university dignitaries and religious leaders. The event typically closes with a benediction.
USC will confer more than 18,000 degrees at commencement this year, including over 1,000 doctorate degrees.
Huffington is a globally recognized entrepreneur, author and advocate for well-being. She founded The Huffington Post, now known as HuffPost, in 2005 and later launched Thrive Global, a leading behavior change technology company dedicated to improving health outcomes and productivity. Thrive’s AI-powered platform helps individuals and organizations enhance well-being, performance and mental resilience at more than 200 organizations around the world.
Huffington has written 15 books, including the international bestsellers Thrive and The Sleep Revolution.