Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been a Greek American columnist, author and entrepreneur for more than twenty years. She co-founded The Huffington Post the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is an author, philanthropist, television personality and the owner of the independent liberal online news magazine The Huffington Post. Her birthplace was Greece she relocated to England when she was sixteen and then graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. She was the first person who was not from the UK to serve as the president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. Following after her college graduation, she became a well-known Conservative syndicated journalist. After a few years later she created The Huffington Post which featured criticism of the present politics. The fame of her name helped by attracting a variety of high-profile contributors to publish their thoughts about news from the world of politics and culture. Arianna's fame was first noticed in 2003 when she declared herself an independent candidate in the California recall vote to replace the then governor Davis. In addition, she led an Detroit project that promoted fuel efficient cars. She was named one of the Most influential women in media according to Forbes in 2009, gaining the 12th place in that list. The same year, the Guardian listed her among the Top 100 Media List. AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post, and she was named the president of this group. The acquisition included a number of AOL products at that time, including Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. She was the daughter of journalist and manager Konstantinos and his wife Elli Stasinopoulos. Although she had a close relationship to her father, her connection with her mother shaped the rest of her life. When she was a teen she displayed leadership qualities that she still is known for. She moved to England at sixteen to further her studies and was accepted into Girton College Cambridge. During her college days she joined the college debating society Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign president and was also the third female president. She graduated in 1972 with a Master's Degree in Economics. After her graduation she worked as a critic for a newspaper column and an anchor on TV. In addition, she was a part of an edition of Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from his.