Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist as well as a businesswoman. She co-founded The Huffington Post the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington has been a journalist, TV personality an author, philanthropist on television and television for a decade. She is also the proprietor of The Huffington Post, an independent, liberal online newsmagazine. Originally from Greece she came to England when she was just 16 after which she graduated at the age of 16 from Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. It was her first time as a student who was not from the UK to become the president of The Cambridge Union at the age 21. Following graduation, she left her mark as an editorialist for the conservative syndicate and with the launch of The Huffington Post' few months later, she created an online platform for voice that offered critical observations about the current political climate. Her popularity has led to the attraction of many well-known contributors to share their views on politics, news and other topics. Arianna rose to fame following her decision to stand as independently in the California recall election to replace then Governor Davis. Apart from this she also led the Detroit project that promoted fuel efficient cars. In 2009 she was recognized by Forbes as one of the top female media personality, taking the 12th spot on the ranking. In the same year the Guardian named her to the Top 100 Media list. In 2011, AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post and made her president of the media group which included many then-existing AOL brands too, like Engadget AOL music Style list and Patch Media. Parents were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, a management consultant and journalist. While she enjoyed a strong connection to both her parents, it was their bond that helped shape her. As early as her childhood, she displayed the leadership abilities for which she has become well known. The British native moved to England when she was 16 to continue her education as well as enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. In her time at college, she was a member of the college debate organization Cambridge Union where she became the third foreign, and first female president. She graduated in 1972 with an MA in Economics. Following her graduation, she was employed as a critic for a newspaper column and as a host on television. Then she appeared on an edition of Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from the latter.