Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global, as well being the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington, an independent liberal news outlet has a TV personality author, author and an philanthropist. Her birthplace was in Greece then moved to England at age 16. In Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA in economics. The famous debating society The Cambridge Union was her first president and she took it when she was 21. The success of her columnist of the conservative side was confirmed after she completed her studies. With the introduction of The Huffington Post a few months later, she launched an online platform for voice that gave critiques of the state of the nation's politics. It was her celebrity that helped to attract several famous contributors who shared their opinions on the news, politics and culture. Arianna's celebrity status began in 2003, when she was a candidate for an independent in the California recall election to succeed then-Governor Davis. In addition, she led the Detroit initiative to encourage the use of fuel-efficient cars. Forbes named her the "most important women" within the field of media and ranked her 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 top media personalities in 2009. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her the president of their media company that also includes additional AOL brands like Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. Her parents were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, an expert in management and a journalist. Although she was a close friend to her father it was her bond with her mother which shaped her entire life. At an early age, she demonstrated leadership skills that are still highly regarded. at the age of 16 she emigrated back to United Kingdom to pursue her education and was enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. While in college, she joined Cambridge Union's college debating societies where she eventually became its first female and foreign president. In 1972 she received a degree in Economics. Her career as TV host and journalist started after her graduation. Alongside Bernard Levin she appeared on an edition of Face the music.