Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist, is also an author. She co-founded The Huffington Post the founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is an author, philanthropist, television personality and owner of the liberally independent online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. She was born in Greece but moved to England in the year sixteen. In Cambridge University, she graduated with an MA of Economics. She was elected president at the age of 21 of the well-known debating group The Cambridge Union' and was the first foreign student who was elected to this position. After graduation she made her impression as a conservative syndicated columnist as well as with the launch of The Huffington Post' few years later, she developed an online voice portal which gave critical opinions regarding the current political situation. Her site was able to bring in several notable contributors to post their perspectives on culture as well as politics. Arianna was famous in 2003 when she decided to stand as an independent presidential candidate during the California recall vote to succeed the then governor Davis. In addition to this she was the leader of the Detroit Project for efficient vehicles that use less fuel. She was ranked 12th in Forbes' ranking of the most influential women in media. That same year, Guardian listed her among the top 100 figures in media. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post in 2011 and named her director of its media company, which also included the other AOL properties like Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. Her parents were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos. They were a management consultant and journalist. Even though she was in a close friendship with both her mother and father and father, it was their relationship which shaped her. She showed leadership traits at an early age. When she moved to England, she was 16, to pursue her education and enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. In the years of her university, she belonged to the Cambridge Union debating group where she rose to become the first female president and only president from outside the country. In 1972, she graduated with an MA in Economics. She worked as a music critic, a TV host and a columnist after her graduation. Then she appeared on the series Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from the latter.