Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist is an author. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global as well an author of a number of novels. Arianna Huffington, a non-profit liberal news outlet, is a television personality author, author and an philanthropist. Her birthplace is Greece, Arianna Huffington moved to England together with her family around the age of 16. At Cambridge University she earned a MA diploma in Economics. At 21 she became president of the well-known debating group The Cambridge Union' and was the very first foreign student to do so. She was a conservative syndicated journalist after graduating and, when The Huffington Post launched a few years after, she created an online platform to voice opinions that gave criticisms of the political landscape. It was her celebrity that helped to attract several well-known contributors who shared their opinions on politics, news as well as culture. Arianna was famous when she made the decision to stand as independently in the California recall election, to take over Governor Davis. Alongside this she was the leader of the Detroit Project for efficient vehicles that use less fuel. The project was named 12th on Forbes' list of most influential women in media. The same year, Guardian listed her among the top 100 media personalities. In the year 2011, AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post and made her president of that media unit, which comprised of many then-existing AOL properties, including Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli was the daughter of Konstantinos, a journalist who is also a management consultant. They were very close to her father, but it was her connection with her mother that shaped her. Through her early years, she exhibited her leadership qualities for which she is still well-known. She moved to England at 16 to continue her education and was enrolled into Girton College Cambridge. She joined the Cambridge Union college debate society throughout her college years, where she was the third female to hold the position of the president. She graduated in 1972 with a master's degree in Economics. In the years following the graduation ceremony, she became a TV host and columnist. She also appeared alongside Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started writing her own books with his assistance in editing.