Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She's 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. Originally from Greece Arianna Huffington emigrated to England with her family at age 16. At Cambridge University she earned a MA qualification in Economics. At 21 she became head of the famous debating society The Cambridge Union' and was the first non-native student in the history of Cambridge University to be elected. Her success as a columnist of the conservative side was confirmed after she graduated. With the introduction of The Huffington Post a few months later, she launched an online voice portal that offered an honest assessment of the current political situation. The fame of Arianna led to the recruitment of a variety of renowned contributors. Arianna became famous after she decided to become an Independent candidate in the California Recall Election to replace former Governor Davis. Also, she was the head of an Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. Her name was voted as the most influential women in media in 2009 by Forbes in 2009, and was awarded 12th position on that list. In the same year Guardian named her on the top 100 media list. In 2011 AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post and made her president of that media group which included many at the time-current AOL properties, including Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli was the daughter of Konstantinos, a Journalism and management expert. Although she had a close friendship with both of her parents, it was their bond that shaped her. At an early age, she showed leadership abilities that are still highly regarded. at the age of 16 she emigrated into the United Kingdom to pursue her study and then enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. While in college and was in Cambridge Union, she joined the college debating societies where she eventually became its first foreign and female president. In 1972, she graduated with a Masters in Economics. She worked as a critic as well as a host on TV as well as a columnist following her graduation. She appeared alongside Bernard Levin on an edition Face the music, and she began writing her own books with his help.