Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington, an independent liberal news outlet and a television host author, author and philanthropist. Her move from Greece to England when she was 16 years old, and earned an MA from Cambridge University in Economics. As the first foreign student to hold the position of president in the prestigious debate group The Cambridge Union, at 21 years old she took on the role. Then she became an author for a conservative newspaper after graduation and, with The Huffington Post launched a year later, she developed an online voice platform that offered criticisms on the political landscape. The fame of her name helped in getting several high-profile contributors to post their views on politics news and culture. Arianna became famous during 2003 when she volunteered for California's recall election, replacing then Governor Davis. Alongside this, she led the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. In 2009 she was named by Forbes as the most influential female media personality, taking the 12th position on their list and in the same year, the Guardian listed her on the top 100 of media lists. AOL Inc. named her president of their media company in 2011, after they purchased The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post also included additional AOL brands such as Engadget AOLmusic Style list and Patch Media. Elli is the daughter of Konstantinos Stasinopoulos as well as Elli the other, both of whom are management consultants and journalists. Although she had a close relationship with her father, the relationship she had to her mom was the defining factor in the remainder of her life. At an early age, she displayed leadership qualities which are still widely admired. Her move to England came at 16 to continue her education and was accepted into Girton College Cambridge. In the time of her studies she was a member of the Cambridge Union debating group where she became the first female president and only foreign president. She graduated in 1972 with an honorary degree in Economics. In the years following her degree she worked as a journalist-critic and a host on TV. Also, she appeared on the show Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from his.