Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She's co-founder and the CEO of Thrive Global, as well being the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is a writer, philanthropist, television personality and owner of the online, independent newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Her birthplace was in Greece then moved to England when she was 16. In Cambridge University, she graduated with an MA in Economics. In the beginning, as the only non-English student to graduate, she was voted the president of The Cambridge Union' at the age of 21. After graduation she made her reputation as an editor for a conservative newspaper and, with the advent of The Huffington Post' few months later, she created an online voice platform that provided critical views about the current political climate. Her status as a celebrity helped in getting several high-profile contributors to write their own opinions on politics news and culture. Arianna was famous in 2003 when she decided to stand as independently in the California recall vote to succeed the then governor Davis. Additionally, she was a leader of an Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. In 2009, she was ranked by Forbes as the most influential women in media gaining 12th position in the list and in the same year, Guardian named her to the top 100 of the media lists. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post, and she was named president of the media company. The acquisition included numerous AOL brands at the time like Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. The couple she was born to were journalist and management consultant Konstantinos as well as his spouse Elli Stasinopoulos. While she enjoyed a strong friendship with both her mother and father but it was their connection that shaped her. In her earliest years she displayed skills of leadership for which she has become well known. When she turned 16 she emigrated to the United Kingdom to pursue her study and then enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. During her college days she was a member of the college debate Society Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign and third female president. She graduated in 1972 with the degree of Master's in Economics. After graduation, she began working as a columnist critic and hosting a show on TV. Also, she appeared on the series Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from his.