Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been an Greek American columnist, author and businesswoman for over 20 years. She is a founder of The Huffington Post and the director of Thrive Global. Author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington, an independent liberal news website, is a television personality author, author and an philanthropist. After moving into England from Greece at the age of 16 and obtaining an MA with Economics from Cambridge University. She was the first student non-UK to become the president of The Cambridge Union at the age 21. Her popularity as a columnist of the conservative side was confirmed after she finished her degree. After the launch of The Huffington Post a few year later, she established an online platform for voice that gave critiques of the state of the nation's politics. The fame of her name helped in getting several high-profile contributors to post their views on news, politics, and other topics. Arianna became famous when she ran in California's recall vote, replacing then Governor Davis. In addition, she also spearheaded a Detroit initiative that promoted fuel efficient vehicles. In 2009, she was ranked by Forbes as one of the top women in the media, achieving 12th place on the list. The same year Guardian named her to the top 100 of media lists. AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post in 2011 and named her head of its media division, which also included other AOL brands like Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. Her parents were journalist and manager Konstantinos along with his partner Elli Stasinopoulos. While she was very close to her father it was her bond with her mother that formed her life. She displayed leadership qualities even in her early years. At the age of 16, she returned to the UK for a degree and attended Girton College Cambridge. While in college she was a member of the college debate group Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign and third female president. In 1972, she earned the degree of master's in Economics. She became a writer, a critic television host, and columnist upon her graduation. She also appeared in an edition of Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books, utilizing editorial guidance from his.