Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She is the co-founder and CEO of Thrive Global, as well being the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is television personality, journalist writer, television philanthropist and author for over ten years. Her role also includes being the founder of The Huffington Post, an independently-liberal online newsmagazine. Her birthplace was in Greece and moved to England at the age of sixteen. In Cambridge University, she graduated with an MA at the level of economics. The first non-native English speaking student, she was elected president of The Cambridge Union' at the age of 21. She joined the conservative syndicated author after her graduation and, with The Huffington Post launched a several years after, she created an online voice platform which offered criticisms on political scenarios. It was her celebrity that helped to attract several well-known contributors to post their perspectives on news, politics as well as culture. Arianna was famous in 2003, when she ran as an independent in a recall vote in California for the seat of then-Governor Davis. Additionally she also led the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. In 2009 she was named by Forbes as one of the most influential women in media. She was ranked 12th spot on the listing and the following year, Guardian named her to the top 100 list of media. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post, and the post was made president by the media company. The acquisition included numerous AOL products at the time like Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. Their parents are Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos who was a management consultant and journalist. Although she was close with her father, it was her relationship with her mother, which formed her life. Even during her formative years, she exhibited the qualities of a leader for which are still in high demand. She moved to England at sixteen to further her studies as well as enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. In her time at college she was part of the Cambridge Union debating group where she became the first female president and sole foreign president. In 1972, she graduated with a Masters in Economics. After graduating, she worked as a columnist and critic and as a host on television. The appearance she made in Face the music with Bernard Levin was a notable one. Her first novel was written. books and enlisting his assistance in editing.