Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She was a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington has worked as a TV host, journalist as well as a philanthropist, author and journalist for over ten years. Her role also includes being the owner of The Huffington Post, an independently-liberal online newsmagazine. When she moved from Greece to England from Greece when she was 16, she received a MA with Economics from Cambridge University. She was the first person from outside the UK to serve as president of The Cambridge Union at the age 21. Then she became a syndicated conservative writer following the graduation ceremony and, when The Huffington Post launched a few years later, she developed an online voice platform with a critique of current political scenarios. Her celebrity status helped her in getting several high-profile contributors to share their opinions about news from the world of politics and culture. Arianna became famous in 2003 after she decided to stand as an independent candidate in the California recall election to replace the Governor Davis. She was also involved in the Detroit-based initiative that advocated for cars that are fuel efficient. Forbes identified her the most powerful woman in media in the year 2009. She ranked at 12th place on their listing. The Guardian also included her to the list of top 100 media for 2009. AOL, Inc. made her the President of their media group in 2011 following the purchased The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post also included other AOL brands, including Engadget AOLmusic Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli is the daughter of Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, and Elli the other, both of whom are journalist and management consultants. She was very close with her father. But it was the relationship she had with her mother who has shaped her. Even as a young girl she displayed leadership qualities that she's still known for. She moved to England at 16, to pursue her education and was enrolled into Girton College Cambridge. When she was in college, she joined Cambridge Union's debate societies in the college where she eventually became its first foreign female president. The year 1972 was the year her master's in Economics was awarded. In the years following her degree, she was a columnist-critic and a host on TV. Additionally, she starred together with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started making books with his editorial assistance.