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 fifteen books. Arianna Huffington has worked as a TV host, journalist, philanthropist and author for over ten years. She also is the proprietor of The Huffington Post, an free-of-cost online news magazine. Born in Greece Arianna Huffington immigrated to England with her family when she was the age of 16. While at Cambridge University she earned a MA qualification in Economics. The first graduate non-UK to be elected president of The Cambridge Union at the age 21. Following the graduation ceremony, she became an influential conservative syndicated journalist. In the years after that she launched The Huffington Post which featured critiques of the current politics. In part, her fame helped in attracting several famous contributors. Arianna first gained notoriety during 2003 when she volunteered in the California recall election in the place of Governor Davis. She was also involved in a Detroit-based project that promoted efficient vehicles that use less fuel. Forbes listed her the most powerful female in the media industry in 2009. She ranked in the 12th spot on Forbes' ranking. The Guardian added her to the list of top 100 media in 2009. AOL bought The Huffington Post from AOL in 2011. Then she was appointed the head of AOL's media group. The group included several AOL owned properties like Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Her parents were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos who was an expert in management and a journalist. Her character was formed by her closeness to her mother as well as her relationship with her father, even though she was very close to her father. She showed leadership traits from the beginning. When she was 16 years old the girl moved into her home in United Kingdom for her higher education. She attended Girton College Cambridge. She was a member of Cambridge Union, the Cambridge Union college debate society while in college, where she was the first woman to be elected president. In 1972, her Master's in Economics was awarded. After after graduation she became an editor of the critic's column and a television host. The appearance she made in Face the music with Bernard Levin was also noteworthy. She began to write books, taking his help for editing.