Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington resides in the US and is a Greek-American author, syndicated writer of columns and a businesswoman. She's co-founder and CEO of Thrive Global, as well as the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington has been an actor, journalist, philanthropist and author for over ten years. She is also the proprietor of The Huffington Post, an free-of-cost online news magazine. She was born in Greece and moved to England at the age of sixteen. At Cambridge University, she graduated with a MA in economics. When she was 21, she became the president of the renowned debate club The Cambridge Union' and was the first non-native student who was elected to this position. She was an author for a conservative newspaper after her graduation. When The Huffington Post launched a couple of years later, she developed an online voice platform with a critique of current politics. She was able to get many prominent contributors to share their opinions regarding politics and culture. Arianna became famous when she made the decision to contest as an independent candidate during the California recall election to replace then Governor Davis. In addition to this she also led the Detroit Project for efficient vehicles that use less fuel. Forbes named her as the top woman in media in 2009. The newspaper was ranked as at 12th place on their list. The Guardian also included her on the list of 100 most influential media in 2009. AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post, and she became president of this media group. The acquisition included a number of AOL properties at that time, including Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. Elli was born to Konstantinos Stasinopoulos and Elli, who are both journalist and management consultants. Her life was shaped by her closeness to her mother and her bond with her father, despite being extremely close to the latter. As a child, she showed leadership traits that she's still known for. In her 16th year, she returned to the UK for a degree and attended Girton College Cambridge. As a student and was in Cambridge Union, she joined the debate societies in the college where she eventually became its first foreign female president. In 1972, she earned the degree of Master in Economics. Following her graduation, she became an editor of the critic's column and a television host. She was on the show with Bernard Levin on an edition Face the music, and she began writing her own books with his assistance.