Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She founded The Huffington Post, is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global as well an writer of fifteen novels. Arianna Huffington has worked as television personality, journalist as well as a television philanthropist, author and TV philanthro for a decade. In addition, she is the founder of The Huffington Post, an free-of-cost online newsmagazine. Born in Greece then moved to England when she was sixteen. In Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA in economics. At 21 she became president of the famous debating club The Cambridge Union' and was the first foreign born student to hold this title. After graduation she made her reputation as an independent syndicated columnist, and, with the advent of The Huffington Post' few years later, she launched an online voice platform that included critical comments regarding the state of affairs. It was her celebrity that brought in a variety of famous contributors to share their views on news, politics and other topics. Arianna became famous when she made the decision to stand as an independent presidential candidate during the California recall election to replace then Governor Davis. Additionally, she was a leader of the Detroit fuel-efficient car project. Her rank was 12th on Forbes's list of the most influential media women. In the same year, Guardian listed her among the top 100 figures in media. In the year 2011, AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post and made the president of that media division, which contained many then-existing AOL brands too, like Engadget AOL music Style list and Patch Media. Her parents were Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos. They were a management advisor and journalist. They were very close to her father. However, it was the relationship she had with her mother who shaped her. As early as her childhood she demonstrated the skills of leadership for which she has become well known. When she turned 16 she moved to United Kingdom to pursue her education and was enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. While in college she was a member of the college debate society Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign president and was also the third female president. In 1972, she earned the degree of master's in Economics. In the years following when she graduated, she became a television presenter and columnist. Additionally, she was a guest alongside Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started writing books using his assistance in editing.