Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been a Greek American columnist, author and entrepreneur for more than twenty years. She is a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global and the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington is an author TV personality, philanthropist, and owner of the independently liberal online news magazine The Huffington Post. Originating from Greece Arianna Huffington emigrated to England together with her family around the age of 16. At Cambridge University she earned a MA degree in Economics. She was the first person non-UK to be elected the president of The Cambridge Union at the age 21. Her popularity as a columnist of the conservative side was confirmed after she finished her degree. When the Huffington Post was launched The Huffington Post a few year later, she established an online platform for voice that gave critiques of the state of the nation's politics. Arianna was able to attract several prominent contributors who posted their views about politics and culture. Arianna became famous in 2003 after she decided to run independently during the California recall election in order to succeed then Governor Davis. The project she headed was an Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. She was named The Most Influential Women in Media by Forbes in 2009, gaining the 12th spot on that list. That same year Guardian listed her among the 100 most influential media on their list. AOL acquired The Huffington Post from AOL in 2011. Then she was appointed the head of the AOL media group. The group included several AOL owned properties like Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Their parents are Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos. They were an expert in management and a journalist. While she was very close to her father it was her bond with her mother that shaped her life. At an early age, she showed leadership abilities that are still highly regarded. At 16 years of age she relocated to the United Kingdom to pursue her education and was enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. When she was in college, she joined Cambridge Union's colleges debating societies, where she eventually became its first female and foreign president. In 1972, she earned the degree of Master in Economics. Her career as TV host and journalist started after her graduation. She appeared alongside Bernard Levin on an edition Face the music, and she started writing her own novels with his aid.