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 a writer, philanthropist TV personality, and the owner of the liberally independent online news magazine The Huffington Post. Born in Greece then moved to England at age sixteen. In Cambridge University, she graduated with an MA in economics. In the beginning, as the only non-English student, she was elected as president of The Cambridge Union' at the age of 21. In the years following her graduation, she made a impression as an editorialist for the conservative syndicate and when the publication of The Huffington Post' few months later, she created an online platform for voice that included critical comments about the current political climate. Her popularity helped to attract several well-known contributors for posting their thoughts on politics, news as well as culture. Arianna became famous during 2003 when she ran as an independent candidate in a recall vote in California in order to take over the position of Governor Davis. In addition to this she was also the director of the Detroit Project for fuel-efficient cars. She was ranked 12th in Forbes' ranking of the most influential female journalists. The same year, Guardian listed her among the top 100 figures in media. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post, and the post was made president by the group of media. This was a huge acquisition that included a number of AOL properties of the time like Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. The parents of her were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, a management advisor and journalist. She was extremely close to her father, but it was the relationship she had with her mother that shaped her. She was a leader throughout her childhood. at the age of 16 she emigrated to the United Kingdom to pursue her education and was enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. At the time of her studies, she belonged to Cambridge Union. Cambridge Union debating group where she became the first female president, and also the only foreign president. She graduated in 1972 with an advanced degree in Economics. She became a writer, a critic as well as a host on TV and as a columnist shortly after her graduation. She also appeared with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started making books with the editorial services of Bernard Levin.