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We've won a Pulitzer. We have the best Technology team in the business. The Huffington Post has over 30,000 bloggers and 43.7 million monthly unique visitors (comScore August, 2012) posting over 8 million comments each month.
We are passionate. We are entrepreneurial. We are life learners who want to make a difference. We love working here because The Huffington Post provides an environment where we are empowered to take big risks, and because we are encouraged to care about what really matters.
Hails from: Queens
How he got where he is: A little bit of hard work and a lot of luck.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about him: I was a public radio personality in high school.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: Being part of such a dynamic organization. Also, NapQuest.
Coolest thing he's ever done at work: Witnessing the site's growth and evolution has been incredible. I work on verticals today that didn't even exist half a year ago.
Alma Mater: Stanford University
His last job: American Express - worked on the Emerging Platforms and Innovation team in their Consumer Card group.
Hails from: I move a lot.
How he got where he is: Stabbed a few people in the back, stepped on a bunch of toes....really I was lucky to hit a rapidly growing industry early on and got to work with some great teams over the years.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about him: I spent a couple years as a volunteer firefighter in rural India. We fought grass fires by hitting them with two square foot metal sheet attached to six foot bamboo poles.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: We move fast. Tech, edit, community, you name it, we move really fast...and "no" isn't a word people use often around here.
Coolest thing he's ever done at work: We doubled the size of our community in a year. We quantified the unquantifiable. What's on his tablet of choice: His email.
Alma Mater: McGill University
His last job: Community Manager at Change.org
Hails from: UK
How he got where he is: Luck, the internet and asking questions.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about him: I met my wife on an airplane. We didn't speak until the last 10 minutes of the flight.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: Freedom to be creative.
Coolest thing he's ever done at work: Led a discussion with veterans about the consequences of conflict, initiated by our unique Book Club approach.
What's on his tablet of choice: Books, Instapaper, and magazines that push the medium in interesting ways including Letter To Jane, Port, Wired, Astronaut, POST, Once.
Alma Mater: University of Warwick in the UK.
His last job: Freelanced for nine years at publications including Wired, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal...
Hails from: Waynesboro, PA
How he got where he is: I started working in a small datacenter when I was 14 years old and have been in the technology field ever since. I've done just about every job in the field at this point.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about him: I made a go at being a professional saxophonist in another life.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: I'm passionate about the mission, about making news work in the internet age, and I love the team - everyone is so dynamic and smart.
What's on his tablet of choice: I just finished Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are not the Only Fruit and just started Don Delillo's Ratner's Star.
Alma Mater: George Washington University
His last job: Managing the systems architecture group for The New York Times.
Hails from: Chandler, Arizona
How he got where he is: An insatiable work ethic and lots of crazy ideas.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about him: Before HuffPost I was a social worker, supervising group homes for developmentally disabled adults.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: Every day I get to have a blast dreaming up the future of news with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry. The people here are beyond amazing.
Coolest thing he's ever done at work: Getting to train all of our incredible international teams has definitely been a worldly experience!
What's on his tablet of choice: I really love National Geographic and Wired on my iPad.
Alma Mater: Northern Arizona University
His last job: I was a social worker in Arizona, supervising group homes for developmentally disabled adults.
Hails from: Yardley, PA
How he got where he is: Improbable dreams and, improbably, law school.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about him: I am a retired competitive air guitarist.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: Our obsessive engagement with the world, fueled by boundless curiosity.
Coolest thing he's ever done at work: I covered the Health Care Cases as HuffPost's Supreme Court Correspondent
What's on his tablet of choice: An advance copy of Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, co-authored by HuffPost Managing Editor Jimmy Soni
Alma Mater: B.A., Duke University; J.D., Georgetown Law
His last job: Before I came to HuffPost, I was a lawyer in the DC offices of a big law firm. And before becoming a Host/Producer at HuffPost Live, I was HuffPost's Supreme Court Correspondent.
Hails from: Portland, Oregon (home to the inimitable Powell's Books)
How she got where she is: My journalism career started around 4th grade when I launched the Hillside Gazette, a neighborhood newspaper with a circulation of several dozen that had a short, but memorable, existence. I continued reporting through high school and college for local and national publications, and was attracted to HuffPost by its amazing people and the opportunity to work for an online-only publication.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about her: Growing up I had a business selling horse cookies (treats for horses, not made of horses)
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: People can pursue their passions. It's a place that encourages people to seek out original ideas, be bold, and break new ground.
Coolest thing she's ever done at work: Launch and oversee our tech section. It's not every day or every place you get to do something like that less than a year out of college.
What's on her tablet of choice: About two-dozen articles I've saved on Instapaper or discovered through Longform.org. The graphic novel "Joe & Azat." And, of course, our new magazine, Huffington.
Alma Mater: Princeton University.
Her last job: I worked as a consultant for the Monitor Group.
Hails from: Guwahati, India
How she got where she is: I was offered a job a couple months into my internship here.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about her: As a Hindu, I served as a deacon of the chapel at Princeton University.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: I absolutely love my work. In fact, it doesn't even feel like work.
Coolest thing she's ever done at work: Meet Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, the presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, and an exemplar as far as progressive religious thought and action is concerned.
What's on her tablet of choice: "Surprised by Oxford" by Carolyn Weber (but not on a tablet, in the old-fashioned way)
Alma Mater: Princeton University
Her last job: Intern at Huff Post Religion.
Hails from: Honolulu, HI.
How she got where she is: I've wanted to be a writer since the second grade and a journalist since high school, but didn't start covering small business until I got my first journalism job at Entrepreneur magazine.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about her: I was almost eaten by a shark as a baby.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: It's great to work in an environment where people with such varied interests are united in the pursuit of great storytelling and quality journalism. And the free beverages and occasional chair massages aren't bad either.
Coolest thing she's ever done at work: Stumbled across a story idea during a conversation with a small-business owner that turned into a timely news story that made the front page splash.
What's on her tablet of choice: Emma by Jane Austen.
Alma Mater: University of Oregon
Her last job: Articles Editor for Entrepreneur magazine
Hails from: Minneapolis, MN.
How she got where she is: I was an English teacher, and then got my Master's at j-school in Chicago. After, I took an internship at an NPR affiliate then I moved to LA to work at HuffPost Impact and Education, and then was lucky enough to be relocated to the office here!
One thing others would be surprised to find out about her: I love eating native street food when I travel. The strangest things I've eaten are probably silk worm larvae and toasted grasshoppers.
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: The editorial staff is the most hard-working group of people I've ever met, covering every aspect of their beats with such fervor. And everyone I get to interact with is enterprising, unabashed, wicked smart and hilarious. And just in general, everyone is so boldly awesome -- I think if you look at a splash on any given vertical, it says it all!
Coolest thing she's ever done at work: I truly feel so lucky to work on Impact, so I think everything I get to do is cool. We provide real ways people can do something about all the negative news they read.
What's on her tablet of choice: I'm reading the book Arcadia right now, which is set on a hippie commune upstate.
Alma mater: Luther College & Northwestern University in Chicago for a Master's in journalism.
Her last job: Staffwriter for the Vegas Seven - a newsweekly affiliate of the New York Observer in Las Vegas.
How she got where she is: I worked in magazines, and five years ago someone recommended me to launch lifestyle content at HuffPost.
One thing others would be surprised to find out about her: I no longer shop in my free time (probably because I don't have time).
Favorite aspect of working at Huff Po: Never a dull moment!
Coolest thing she's ever done at work: Watched the 2008 presidential election unfold.
What's on her tablet of choice: Amazon kindle--"Heartburn" by Nora Ephron.
Alma Mater: Barnard College.
Her last job: Staff Writer at Life magazine.
