Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington resides in the US. She is a Greek-American author, syndicated writer of columns and a businesswoman. She was a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is a journalist, television personality, philanthropist as well as the founder and editor of The Huffington Post. Originating from Greece Arianna Huffington emigrated to England with her family when she was age 16. While at Cambridge University she earned a MA degree in Economics. The first ever foreign-born student to serve as president of the highly regarded debate club The Cambridge Union, at 21 years old she took over the position. She became a conservative syndicated writer after the graduation ceremony and, when The Huffington Post launched a couple of years after, she created an online voice platform that offered criticisms on politics. Her popularity allowed her to persuade a number of stars to voice their views on current events, political and culture. Arianna became famous in 2003, when she ran as an independent candidate in the California recall elections to replace Governor Davis. Alongside that, she led an initiative in Detroit initiative to promote fuel-efficient automobiles. She was named one of the Most influential women in media by Forbes in 2009, and was awarded the 12th place in the list. In the same year Guardian named her on the top 100 media list. AOL Inc. named her president of their media company in 2011, after they purchased The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post also included other AOL brands, including Engadget AOLmusic Style list or Patch Media. Her parents were journalist and management consultant Konstantinos and his wife Elli Stasinopoulos. Her life was shaped by the closeness she had to her mother, and the bond she shared with her father even though she was very close to her father. She showed leadership traits throughout her childhood. When she was 16 she emigrated back to United Kingdom to pursue her studies and enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. In college, she was a member of the Cambridge Union, a college debate club. Being the third woman president and first foreigner, she held the position of head of Cambridge Union. She graduated in 1972 with the degree of master's in Economics. After her graduation she worked as a columnist critic and an anchor on TV. Additionally, she starred together with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started creating books with his editorial assistance.