Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist, is also an author. She founded The Huffington Post and the director of Thrive Global. Author of more than 15 books. Arianna Huffington is a writer and philanthropist as well as a television host and the owner of the independent open online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Originating from Greece she relocated to England at the age of sixteen and then was able to graduate from Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. Being the first non-English-speaking student to graduate, she was elected president of The Cambridge Union' at age 21. Following after her college graduation, she became a well-known conservative syndicated journalist. A few more years later, she founded The Huffington Post which featured critical commentary on the current political scene. Her fame helped in attracting several famous contributors. Arianna's fame was first noticed in 2003 when she became an independent candidate for the California recall vote in order to replace then-Governor Davis. In addition, she was also the leader of a Detroit campaign to encourage fuel-efficient cars. Forbes placed her at 12 on its top 10 list of Most influential women in the media. Guardian also included the HuffingtonPost in their Top 100 list in 2010. AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post, and she was named president of this media group. This included many AOL properties at that time, including Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. Her parents were journalist and manager Konstantinos and his wife Elli Stasinopoulos. They were very close to her father. But it was her relationship with her mother who formed her. In her earliest years she showed leadership abilities that are still highly regarded. In her 16th year, she moved to Britain for a degree and attended Girton College Cambridge. In college, she was a member of the Cambridge Union, a college debate club. The third female president and the first foreigner she held the position of head for the Cambridge Union. In 1972 she received an honorary degree in Economics. Following her graduation, she became a journalist and TV host. In addition, she was a part of the show Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books taking editorial help from his.