Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist, is also a writer. She's co-founder and CEO of Thrive Global, as well being the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington has been the TV host, journalist an author, philanthropist on television and television for over ten years. She is also the proprietor of The Huffington Post, an free-of-cost online newsmagazine. She was born in Greece and immigrated to England at age sixteen. At Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA of Economics. As the first non-English speaking student to graduate, she was voted the president of The Cambridge Union' at the age of 21. When she graduated, she made her impression as a conservative syndicated columnist and with the launch of The Huffington Post' few years later, she developed an online platform for voice that offered critical observations about the current political climate. Her celebrity status helped her by attracting a variety of high-profile contributors to publish their thoughts about news from the world of politics and culture. Arianna gained fame after she decided to contest as an Independent candidate for the California Recall Election in order to replace Governor Davis. Additionally, she was a leader of the Detroit energy-efficient vehicle project. In 2009 she was recognized by Forbes as the most influential women in the media, achieving 12th position in the list and in the same year Guardian named her to the top 100 of the media lists. In the year 2011, AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post and made her the head of that media group which included many at the time-operating AOL brands too, like Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. The couple she was born to were journalist and manager Konstantinos and wife Elli Stasinopoulos. The couple was close to her father, but it is her bond with her mother who shaped her. She showed leadership traits at an early age. At the age of 16 she began her study within her native United Kingdom at Girton College Cambridge. In her time at college, she belonged to Cambridge Union. Cambridge Union debating group where she was elected the first female president and only president from outside the country. In 1972, she earned the degree of master's in Economics. After graduation, she began working as a critic for a newspaper column and as a host on television. In addition, she was a part of the show Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books, utilizing editorial guidance from his.