Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist is an author. She is a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is an independent liberal news site and a television host as well as a writer and an philanthropist. After moving to England from Greece at 16, she received a MA in Economics at Cambridge University. The infamous debating society The Cambridge Union was her first presidency and she did it at the age of 21. When she graduated, she made her name as an editorialist for the conservative syndicate and with the launch of The Huffington Post' few years later, she developed an online voice portal which provided critical views regarding the state of affairs. Her fame and popularity helped to get a number of prominent contributors to publish their thoughts about news from the world of politics and culture. Arianna's celebrity status was first noticed in 2003 when she became an independent candidate for the California recall vote to replace Governor Davis. Aside from that, Arianna was also the leader of a Detroit campaign to encourage fuel-efficient vehicles. She was named one of the Most Influential Women in Media by Forbes in 2009, gaining the 12th place in this list. In the same year Guardian included her in the Top 100 Media List. AOL acquired The Huffington Post from AOL in 2011. She was then made the head of AOL's media group. The group included several AOL-owned brands, including Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Elli has two siblings, Konstantinos Stasinopoulos as well as Elli the other, both of whom are journalists and consultants in management. Although she was a close friend with her father, it was her relationship with her mother that shaped her character. Even as a young girl, 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. As a student, she joined Cambridge Union's colleges debating societies, which she later became the first foreign and female president. She graduated in 1972 with a Masters in Economics. Her professional career as TV host and journalist began after she graduated. She was a guest on Bernard Levin on an edition Face the music, and she began to write her own books with his help.