Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist as well as a businesswoman. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global as well an author of a number of novels. Arianna Huffington is a philanthropist and author television host, and proprietor of the liberally independent online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Originating from Greece Arianna Huffington emigrated to England together with her family around sixteen years of age. When she attended Cambridge University she earned a MA degree in Economics. At 21 she became president of the famous debating club The Cambridge Union' and was the first foreign born student who was elected to this position. When she graduated, she made her name as an editor for a conservative newspaper and when the publication of The Huffington Post' few months later, she created an online voice portal which provided critical views regarding the current political situation. Her site was able to bring in many prominent contributors to share their thoughts on culture and politics. Arianna became famous when she made the decision to be an independent in the California recall election to replace the Governor Davis. In addition, she managed an Detroit project that promoted vehicles that are fuel efficient. She was listed as 12th in Forbes' ranking of the most influential female journalists. At the time, Guardian listed her among the top 100 journalists. In 2011, AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post and made her the head of that media unit, which comprised of many existing AOL properties, including Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. Her parents were Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos who was a management consultant as well as a journalist. While she enjoyed a strong relation to her mother and father the bond between them that helped shape her. Through her early times, she demonstrated abilities to lead, and for this are still in high demand. After the 16th year of her life she began her study with England in the United Kingdom at Girton College Cambridge. In her time at college, she joined the debating society Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign president and was also the third female president. Her graduation was in 1972 and she earned a Master's Degree in Economics. After graduation, she began working as a columnist critic, and an anchor on a TV show. In addition, she was a part of an episode of Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books, utilizing editorial guidance from Bernard Levin.