Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist, is also an author. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Thrive Global as well an author of a number of novels. Arianna Huffington, an independently-owned liberal news site, is a television personality an author and an philanthropist. Born in Greece Arianna Huffington came to England together with her family around the age of 16. While at Cambridge University she earned a MA degree in Economics. At 21 she became president of the famous debating club The Cambridge Union' and was the very first foreign student in the history of Cambridge University to be elected. She became a conservative syndicated writer following her graduation and when The Huffington Post launched a several years afterwards, she was able to create an online platform for voice that gave criticisms of the political landscape. The fame of her name helped to get a number of prominent contributors to write their own opinions on politics news and culture. Arianna was famous when she made the decision to be an independent in the California recall election in order to replace then Governor Davis. Apart from this she also managed a Detroit project that promoted fuel efficient cars. She was listed as 12th in Forbes's list of the most influential female journalists. The same year, Guardian listed her among the top 100 media personalities. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her as president of the media group, which also included additional AOL properties such as Engadget AOL Music Style list and Patch Media. Elli was the son of Konstantinos, a journalist who is also a management consultant. While she was closely associated with her father it was the bond she had with her mother that formed her entire life. Through her early times, she demonstrated abilities to lead, and for this she is still well-known. When she moved to England, she was 16, to pursue her education as well as enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. During her college days she joined the debating Society Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign president and was also the third female president. In 1972she received the degree of Master in Economics. After graduating, she worked as a columnist and critic and an anchor on a TV show. Her appearance in Face the music with Bernard Levin was a notable one. She began writing books after obtaining his assistance in editing.