Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington resides in the US. She is a Greek-American writer, syndicated writer of columns and businesswoman. She is a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is an author and philanthropist as well as a television host and the owner of the independent liberal online news magazine The Huffington Post. Originally from Greece Arianna Huffington immigrated to England together with her family around the age of 16. At Cambridge University she earned a MA Degree in Economics. The well-known debating club The Cambridge Union was her first president and she took it at the age of 21. Then she became an author for a conservative newspaper after the graduation ceremony and, when The Huffington Post launched a couple of years following, she launched an online platform for voice which offered critiques of political scenarios. Arianna was able to attract several prominent contributors who posted their opinions on culture and politics. Arianna gained fame in 2003 after she decided to contest independently during the California recall election in order to succeed the then governor Davis. Apart from this she also led a Detroit project to promote vehicles that are fuel efficient. Forbes declared her to be one of the "most powerful female" in the media industry with her ranking at the 12th spot. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 most important media figures in 2009. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post, and she became president of this media group. It included a variety of AOL properties at that time, including Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. Their parents are Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos who was a management consultant and journalist. While she was very close with her father, it was her relationship with her mother that formed her life. She displayed leadership qualities throughout her childhood. At 16 years of age she emigrated into the United Kingdom to pursue her studies and enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. In the time of her studies she was a member of Cambridge Union. Cambridge Union debating group where she was elected the first female president and only foreign president. In 1972 she graduated with an advanced degree in Economics. She was a journalist as well as a host on TV and columnist upon her graduation. Also, she appeared on the show Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from his.