Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She founded The Huffington Post, is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Thrive Global as well an author of fifteen novels. Arianna Huffington, an independently-owned liberal news outlet, is a television personality, author, and charitable donor. She emigrated from Greece to England when she was 16 years old, and obtained a MA at Cambridge University in Economics. The famous debating society The Cambridge Union was her first president and she took it before the age of 21. Being a conservative syndicated blog, after graduating she went on to become a voice of the Huffington Post. It was her celebrity that has led to the attraction of many prominent contributors to share their thoughts on news as well as politics and culture. Arianna's fame was first noticed in 2003 when she declared herself an independent candidate for the California recall vote in order to replace then-Governor Davis. She was also involved in a Detroit-based project that promoted cars that are fuel efficient. Forbes named her one of the "most powerful woman" within the field of media and ranked her 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 most influential media people in 2009. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her as head of its media division and also included several other AOL brands like Engadget AOL Music Style list and Patch Media. Her parents were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, a management consultant and journalist. Though she shared a close friendship with both of her parents, it was their bond that shaped her. When she was a teen, she showed leadership traits that she's still known for. At 16 years of age she relocated into the United Kingdom to pursue her study and then enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. While in college she joined Cambridge Union, a college debating club. The third female president and first foreigner, she held the position of head for the Cambridge Union. Her graduation was in 1972 and she earned an MA in Economics. Following her degree, she was a columnist-critic and a host on TV. In addition, she was a part of the series Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from him.