Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist as well as a businesswoman. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Thrive Global as well an writer of fifteen novels. Arianna Huffington, an independent Liberal news site and a TV host, author, and an philanthropist. Her birthplace was in Greece but moved to England at the age of 16. Then, at Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA in economics. It was her first time as a student who was not from the UK to become president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. In the years following her graduation, she was an influential conservative journalist who was syndicated. In the years later she created The Huffington Post which featured critiques of the current political landscape. Arianna was able to attract numerous prominent contributors who shared their thoughts on culture and political issues. Arianna gained fame after she announced in 2003 that she would candidly run as an independent candidate for the California Recall election to succeed Governor Davis. Apart from this she also directed the Detroit campaign to increase the use of vehicles that are fuel efficient. In 2009, she was ranked by Forbes as one of the top women in media. She was ranked 12th place on the listing and the following year the Guardian placed her in their top 100 of the media lists. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post, and she was made president of this media group. This included many AOL properties at the time such as Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. The parents of her were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, a management consultant as well as a journalist. Though she shared a kinship relationship with both her father and mother, it was their bond which shaped her. Through her early period, she displayed leadership skills for which her name is still well-known. The British native moved to England when she was 16, to pursue her education and was accepted into Girton College Cambridge. During her college days she joined the college debating organization Cambridge Union where she became the third foreign, and first female president. In 1972, she earned her master's degree in Economics. She worked as a critic television host, and a columnist after her graduation. Also, she appeared together with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started writing books using his editorial assistance.