Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist, is also an author. She founded The Huffington Post and the chief executive officer of Thrive Global. Author of over 15 books. Arianna Huffington is a writer and philanthropist as well as a television host as well as the proprietor of the independently free online news publication The Huffington Post. Born in Greece and relocated to England when she was sixteen. At Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA in Economics. As the first foreign student to serve as president of the highly regarded debating group The Cambridge Union, at age 21 she took over the position. Following after her college graduation, she was a prominent conservative syndicated journalist. After a few years later she created The Huffington Post which featured critiques of the current political scene. The fame of Arianna led to the recruitment of a number of well-known contributors for posting their thoughts on news political, culture and politics. Arianna became famous during 2003 when she volunteered in California's recall vote, to succeed Governor Davis. In addition to this she also led the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. Forbes named her as one of the "most important female" in the media industry and ranked her 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of the 100 top media personalities in 2009. In 2011 AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post and made her the head of the media company, which also included a number of at the time-current AOL properties too such as Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli has two siblings, Konstantinos Stasinopoulos as well as Elli the other, both of whom are journalist and management consultants. She was very close with her father, but it was her bond with her mother which has shaped her. When she was a teen, she showed leadership traits that she still is known for. When she moved to England, she was 16 to continue her education and then enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. As a student, she joined the Cambridge Union, a college debate club. The third female president, and also the first foreigner she held the position of head of the Cambridge Union. Her graduation was in 1972 and she earned a Master's Degree in Economics. Following her degree, she was a columnist-critic and a host on TV. Additionally, she starred alongside Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started writing books using his editing assistance.