Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been a Greek American columnist, author and businesswoman for more than 20 years. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Thrive Global as well an writer of 15 novels. Arianna Huffington is a writer TV personality, philanthropist, and TV host and also the proprietor and publisher of The Huffington Post. Originally from Greece, Arianna Huffington moved to England with her family when she was the age of 16. At Cambridge University she earned a MA qualification in Economics. At 21 she became president of the famed debating society The Cambridge Union' and was the first foreign born student who was elected to this position. When she graduated, she made her name as a conservative syndicated columnist and, with the launching of The Huffington Post' few years later, she developed an online voice portal which offered critical observations about the current political climate. She was able to get several prominent contributors who posted their views on culture and politics. Arianna became famous in 2003, when she ran as an independent in California recall elections in order to replace Governor Davis. Alongside that, she led the Detroit initiative to promote fuel-efficient automobiles. Forbes named her the "most important woman" within the field of media, placing her at 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of the 100 top media personalities in 2009. AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post, and she became the president of this group. It included a variety of AOL products at the time like Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. The parents of her were Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos who was a management consultant and journalist. Her character was formed by the closeness she had to her mother, and the bond she shared with her dad, despite her being very close to him. Even as a young girl she displayed leadership qualities that she still is known for. In the year she turned 16, she moved from America to United Kingdom and enrolled Girton College Cambridge. In her time at college, she was a member of the college debate group Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign president and was also the third female president. In 1972 she graduated with the degree of master's in Economics. After her graduation she worked as a columnist critic, and as a host on television. She also appeared in the series Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books taking editorial help from his.