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 author, philanthropist, television personality as well as the proprietor of the independently open online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Her birthplace was in Greece and relocated to England at age sixteen. In Cambridge University, she graduated with an MA in Economics. The first graduate who was not from the UK to be elected the president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. Following graduation, she left her name as an editorialist for the conservative syndicate and, with the launching of The Huffington Post' few years later, she launched an online voice portal which provided critical views on the political scenario. It was her celebrity that has led to the attraction of many prominent contributors to share their opinions on the news, politics and culture. Arianna became famous after she was elected as an independent candidate in the California recall elections to replace Governor Davis. Alongside this, she was the leader of a Detroit project to promote the use of fuel-efficient cars. Forbes listed her 12th in their list of the Top influential women in the media. Guardian also included the Huffington Post on their top 100 list in 2010. AOL bought The Huffington Post from AOL in the year 2011. In 2012, she became the President of AOL's media group. The group included several AOL-owned brands, including Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. She was the daughter of journalist and manager Konstantinos as well as his spouse Elli Stasinopoulos. Even though she was close with her father, the relationship she had with her mother shaped the course of her entire life. When she was a teen she displayed leadership qualities which she is still renowned for. At 16 years of age she emigrated to the United Kingdom to pursue her studies and enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. While in college, she joined Cambridge Union's college debating societies and eventually was its first female and foreign president. In 1972, she earned the degree of Master in Economics. Following her graduation, she was employed as a critic for a newspaper column and an anchor on TV. In addition, she was a part of the show Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books taking editorial help from him.