Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been an Greek American columnist, author and businesswoman for over 20 years. She is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global, as well being the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington, an independent liberal news website and a television host, author, and an philanthropist. When she moved from Greece to England from Greece at 16, she received a MA in Economics at Cambridge University. The first graduate non-UK to become president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. Then she became a syndicated conservative writer following the graduation ceremony and, when The Huffington Post launched a couple of years following, she launched an online voice platform that offered criticisms on the political landscape. Her fame and popularity helped to get a number of prominent contributors to publish their thoughts on politics news and culture. Arianna became famous during 2003 when she volunteered in California's recall vote, in the place of Governor Davis. Apart from this she also led a Detroit initiative to encourage vehicles that are fuel efficient. In 2009, she was ranked by Forbes as one of the top women in media gaining 12th position in the list and in the same year, the Guardian named her to the top 100 of media lists. AOL acquired The Huffington Post from AOL in 2011. In 2012, she became the head of the media division at AOL. It included a number of AOL owned properties like Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Her parents were journalist and manager Konstantinos as well as his spouse Elli Stasinopoulos. Even though she was close to her father, her connection with her mother shaped the remainder of her life. From her early years, she demonstrated leadership skills that remain highly respected. At the age of sixteen, she left America to the United Kingdom and enrolled Girton College Cambridge. In college, she was a member of the Cambridge Union, a college debate club. As the third woman president and first foreigner, she served as the head for the Cambridge Union. She graduated in 1972 with a Masters in Economics. Her career as an anchor and reporter began after she graduated. Also, she appeared on an edition of Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books, utilizing editorial guidance from his.