Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She is a founder of The Huffington Post and the director of Thrive Global. Author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington, an independently-owned liberal news site, is a television personality author, author and an philanthropist. She moved to Greece to England at the age of 16 and received an MA from Cambridge University in Economics. The first graduate non-UK to serve as president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. She became an author for a conservative newspaper after graduation and, with The Huffington Post launched a couple of years later, she developed an online platform for voice which offered critiques of political scenarios. Her fame and popularity helped to get a number of prominent contributors to share their opinions on politics news and culture. Arianna gained notoriety in 2003, when she ran as an independent candidate in the California recall elections in order to replace Governor Davis. Apart from this she also was the leader of an Detroit project to promote vehicles that are fuel efficient. Forbes named her one of the "most influential female" in the media industry and ranked her 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 most important media figures in 2009. In 2011, AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post and made the president of that media company, which also included a number of then-existing AOL properties, including Engadget AOL music Style list and Patch Media. The parents of her were Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos who was who was a consultant in management as well as a journalist. While she enjoyed a strong connection to both of her parents but it was their connection that shaped her. In her earliest years, she exhibited leadership skills for which are still prominently known. Her move to England came at 16, to pursue 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 first foreigner, she held the position of head of the Cambridge Union. She graduated in 1972 with an advanced degree in Economics. She worked as a critic, a TV host as well as a columnist following her graduation. In addition, she was a part of the series Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from Bernard Levin.