Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington resides in the United States and is a Greek-American writer, syndicated writer of columns and businesswoman. She's the co-founder and CEO of Thrive Global, as well as the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington is an author and television host, as well as philanthropist as well as the founder and publisher of The Huffington Post. Her move out of Greece to England when she was 16 years old, and received an MA in Economics from Cambridge University in Economics. The first non-English student, she was elected president of The Cambridge Union' at age 21. Following graduation, she left her mark as columnist in the conservative syndicated media and with the launch of The Huffington Post' few years later, she launched an online voice portal which gave critical opinions on the political scenario. The fame she gained allowed her to persuade a number of stars to voice their views about current affairs, political and culture. Arianna became famous in 2003 after she decided to stand for a non-partisan position in the California recall election in order to succeed the then governor Davis. Also, she was the head of an Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. Forbes named her as the most influential woman in media in 2009. She ranked at 12th place on their list. The Guardian also included her to the list of top 100 media in 2009. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post, and she was made the president of this group. It included a variety of AOL products at that time, including Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. She was the daughter of journalist and manager Konstantinos as well as his spouse Elli Stasinopoulos. Although she was a close friend with her father, it was the relationship she shared with her mother that formed her entire life. She was a leader throughout her childhood. In the year she turned sixteen, she left the United States to the United Kingdom and enrolled Girton College Cambridge. While in college she was a member of the college debate society Cambridge Union where she became the third foreign, and first female president. In 1972, she earned an advanced degree in Economics. In the years following her graduation, she was a critic columnist and television host. Her appearance in Face the music with Bernard Levin was also noteworthy. She began to write books with his guidance in editing.