Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the CEO and founder of Thrive Global as well an writer of 15 novels. Arianna Huffington is an author, philanthropist, television personality as well as the proprietor of the independently open online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. She moved to Greece to England at the age of 16 and received an MA from Cambridge University in Economics. Being the first non-English-speaking student, she was elected President of The Cambridge Union' at the age of 21. Her success as a columnist of the conservative side was confirmed after she completed her studies. With the introduction of The Huffington Post a few years later, she created an online platform for voice that gave critiques of the state of the nation's politics. Her fame helped in attracting several famous contributors. Arianna became famous in 2003 when she ran as an independent in the California recall elections to replace Governor Davis. Additionally she also led the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. She was named one of the Most Influential Women in Media in 2009 by Forbes in 2009 and was awarded the 12th place in this list. That same year Guardian listed her among the Top 100 Media List. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her as head of its media division and also included several additional AOL properties such as Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. The parents of her were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, who was a consultant in management as well as a journalist. While she was close to her father, her connection with her mother shaped the remainder of her life. As a child she displayed leadership qualities that she's still known for. At the age of 16, she travelled to England to study and enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. As a student she was a member of the Cambridge Union's college debating societies which she later became the first foreign and female president. In 1972 she received an honorary degree in Economics. After graduation, she began working as a columnist critic and as a host on television. Also, with Bernard Levin she appeared on an episode of Face the music.