Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist is an author. She's co-founder and CEO of Thrive Global, as well as the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington is an author, television personality, philanthropist as well as the owner and editor of The Huffington Post. She was born in Greece and moved to England at the age of sixteen. In Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA in economics. At 21 she became head of the famous debating society The Cambridge Union' and was the first foreign born student who was elected to this position. In the years following after her college graduation, she became an influential conservative syndicated journalist. A few more years later she created The Huffington Post which featured critical commentary on the current political scene. It was possible for her to recruit several prominent contributors who posted their opinions regarding politics and culture. Arianna became famous during 2003 when she volunteered in the California recall election to succeed Governor Davis. She also headed a Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. Forbes listed her as one of the "most powerful woman" within the field of media, placing her at 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 most influential media people in 2009. In 2011 AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post and made the president of that media company, which also included a number of existing AOL properties too such as Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli has two siblings, Konstantinos Stasinopoulos as well as Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, who both are journalist and management consultants. Although she was a close friend to her father it was her relationship with her mother that shaped her life. In her earliest years she demonstrated leadership skills that are still highly regarded. At the age of 16, she returned to the UK for a degree and attended Girton College Cambridge. She enrolled in Cambridge Union, the Cambridge Union college debate society during her time at college, where she was the third and first female to be elected the president. In 1972, she earned a degree in Economics. She worked as a critic television host, as well as a columnist following her graduation. She also appeared with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started writing books using his editorial assistance.