Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She's written 15 books and is the cofounder the magazine The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington has been a journalist, TV personality, philanthropist and author for more than ten years. She is also the proprietor of The Huffington Post, an independently-liberal online newsmagazine. Following her move into England from Greece when she was 16 and obtaining an MA in Economics at Cambridge University. The first ever foreign-born student to hold the position of president of the highly regarded debate group The Cambridge Union, at 21, she was able to take over the position. Following the graduation ceremony, she became an influential Conservative syndicated journalist. In the years after that she launched The Huffington Post which featured criticism of the present political landscape. In part, her fame has helped attract a number of famous contributors. Arianna's fame was first noticed in 2003 when she was a candidate for an independent in the California recall vote in order to replace the then governor Davis. Alongside this, she was the leader of the Detroit project that promoted the use of fuel-efficient cars. In 2009 she was recognized by Forbes as the most influential female media personality, taking the 12th position in the list. The same year the Guardian included her in the top 100 list of media. AOL bought The Huffington Post from AOL in 2011. She was then made the President of the AOL media group. The group included several AOL-owned properties, such as Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Her parents were Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, a management consultant and journalist. Even though she was close to her father, her connection to her mom shaped the remainder of her life. In her earliest years she showed leadership abilities that remain highly respected. In the year she turned 16, she moved from America to United Kingdom and enrolled Girton College Cambridge. As a student, she joined the Cambridge Union, a college debate club. Being the third woman president and the first foreigner she held the position of head of Cambridge Union. In 1972, she earned a degree in Economics. In the years following the graduation ceremony, she was an editor of the critic's column and a television host. In addition, along with Bernard Levin she appeared on an edition of Face the music.