Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global, as well as the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is an author and philanthropist as well as a television host and owner of the independently liberal online news magazine The Huffington Post. Originating from Greece she was able to move to England when she was sixteen and then was able to graduate from Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. The first graduate who was not from the UK to become the president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. In the years following after her college graduation, she became a prominent conservative syndicated journalist. After a few years after that she launched The Huffington Post which featured criticism of the present politics. Her popularity allowed her to persuade a number of celebrities to contribute their opinion about current affairs, political and culture. Arianna became famous in 2003 after she decided to contest independently in the California recall election in order to succeed the then governor Davis. The project she headed was an Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. Forbes listed her as one of as one of the "most powerful female" within the field of media, placing her at 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 top media personalities in 2009. AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post in 2011 and named her the president of their media company and also included several the other AOL properties such as Engadget AOL Music Style list and Patch Media. Their parents are Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos. They were an expert in management and a journalist. Her character was formed by her closeness to her mother, and the bond she shared with her father, despite her being very close to the latter. Even in her formative age, she displayed her leadership skills and is a household name. At 16 years of age she relocated into the United Kingdom to pursue her studies and enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. In college, she was a member of the Cambridge Union, a college debating club. As the third woman president, and also the first foreigner she was the president of Cambridge Union. She graduated in 1972 with a Master's Degree in Economics. Following her degree, she was a columnist-critic and TV host. Also, with Bernard Levin she appeared on an edition of Face the music.