Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She co-founded The Huffington Post the founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global and the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington has been the TV host, journalist writer, television philanthropist and author for more than 10 years. In addition, she is the proprietor of The Huffington Post, an independent, liberal online newsmagazine. Originally from Greece she came to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. She was the first student from outside the UK to become president of The Cambridge Union at the age 21. She became a conservative syndicated writer following her graduation as well. When The Huffington Post launched a several years following, she launched an online platform for voice that gave criticisms of the political landscape. She was able to get numerous prominent contributors who shared their opinions on culture and politics. Arianna gained notoriety during 2003 when she ran independently in a recall election in California to replace the then-Governor Davis. In addition to this she was also the director of the Detroit Project for fuel-efficient cars. In 2009, she was acclaimed by Forbes as the most influential women in the media, achieving 12th position in the ranking. In the same year Guardian placed her in their top 100 of the media lists. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post in 2011 and named her the director of its media company, which also included several other AOL brands like Engadget AOL Music Style list and Patch Media. Elli is the child of Konstantinos journalist, and a management consultant. While she was closely associated with her father it was the relationship she shared with her mother that shaped her life. Even during her formative times, she demonstrated her leadership qualities for which her name is still well-known. Her move to England came at age 16 to complete her schooling as well as enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. When she was in the college years, she joined the college debating Society Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign and third female president. In 1972, she graduated with an MA in Economics. She became a writer, a critic in the media, as well as host of a television show and columnist upon her graduation. In addition, she appeared along with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started creating books with his editorial assistance.