Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist is an author. She was co-founder of The Huffington Post, is the CEO and founder of Thrive Global as well an writer of 15 novels. Arianna Huffington is a journalist, author, philanthropist, television host, and owner of The Huffington Post. Originally from Greece Arianna Huffington immigrated to England with her family at the age of 16. While at Cambridge University she earned a MA degree in Economics. Being the first non-English-speaking student, she was elected President of The Cambridge Union' at age 21. Being a conservative syndicated blog when she graduated, she was able to be the voice of Huffington Post. The fame of Arianna helped to attract several well-known contributors for posting their opinions on the news as well as politics and culture. Arianna's fame was first noticed in 2003 when she declared herself an independent candidate in the California recall vote in order to replace Governor Davis. Aside from that, Arianna also spearheaded a Detroit campaign to encourage fuel-efficient cars. Forbes identified her the most powerful woman in media in the year 2009. She ranked at 12th place on their ranking. The Guardian also included her to the top 100 list of media outlets in the year 2009. AOL bought The Huffington Post from AOL in 2011. In 2012, she became the president of the AOL media group. It included a number of AOL-owned properties, such as Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Elli is the daughter of Konstantinos Stasinopoulos and Elli, who are both journalist and management consultants. The way she lived her life was determined through her relationship with her mother and her bond with her father, even though she was very close to the latter. In her earliest period, she displayed the qualities of a leader for which her name is still well-known. When she was 16 she emigrated back to United Kingdom to pursue her education and was enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. She joined the Cambridge Union college debate society throughout her college years and was the third female to be elected president. She graduated in 1972 with an advanced degree in Economics. Following her degree she became a columnist, critic as well as a TV host. Her appearance on Face the music with Bernard Levin was also noteworthy. She started writing books and enlisting his assistance to edit.