Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She was co-founder of The Huffington Post, is the CEO and founder of Thrive Global as well an author of fifteen novels. Arianna Huffington works as an author, philanthropist, television host, and owner of The Huffington Post. Following her move to England from Greece at 16 and obtaining an MA with a major in Economics from Cambridge University. As the first non-English speaking student to graduate, she was elected president of The Cambridge Union' at age 21. When she graduated, she made her mark as an editorialist for the conservative syndicate as well as with the introduction of The Huffington Post' few years later, she developed an online voice portal which offered critical observations on the political scenario. The fame of Arianna led to the recruitment of a variety of renowned contributors. Arianna gained fame when she made the decision to stand independently for the California recall vote to succeed the Governor Davis. In addition, she was also the leader of an initiative in Detroit initiative that promoted fuel efficient cars. Forbes identified her as the top female in the media industry in 2009. The newspaper was ranked as at 12th place on their ranking. The Guardian also included her to the list of top 100 media outlets in the year 2009. AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her head of its media division and also included several the other AOL brands like Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. Their parents are Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, an expert in management and a journalist. They were very close to her father. However, it was her bond with her mother who shaped her. From her early years, she displayed leadership qualities that remain highly respected. At the age of sixteen, she left America to United Kingdom and enrolled Girton College Cambridge. She was a member of Cambridge Union, the Cambridge Union college debate society throughout her college years in which she became the first woman to serve as the president. The year 1972 was the year her master's in Economics was conferred. She became a writer, a critic as well as a host on TV and a columnist after her graduation. Additionally, she starred together with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started creating books with his editorial assistance.