Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist, is also a writer. She's co-founder as well as director of Thrive Global, as well being the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is an independent Liberal news site is a popular TV show host, author, and an philanthropist. Originating from Greece she moved to England at the age of 16 and then graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. The first graduate from outside the UK to serve as the president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. In the years following after her college graduation, she became an influential conservative syndicated journalist. Then, a couple of years later she created The Huffington Post which featured an unbiased critique of the political scene. Her site was able to bring in many prominent contributors to share their views on culture and political issues. Arianna became famous after she was elected as an independent candidate in the recall campaign in California in order to take over the position of Governor Davis. Also, she was the head of an Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. The project was named 12th on Forbes' list of the most influential media women. That same year, Guardian listed her among the 100 top media figures. In the year 2011, AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post and made the president of that media division, which contained many existing AOL brands too, like Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. Her parents were Elli as well as Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, a management consultant and journalist. While she was closely associated with her father, it was the bond she had with her mother that formed her character. Even during her formative period, she displayed her leadership qualities for which her name is still well-known. When she was 16, she began studying with Cambridge, United Kingdom at Girton College Cambridge. She was a member of Cambridge Union, the Cambridge Union college debate society during her time at college, where she was the 3rd and only female to serve as the president. She graduated in 1972 with an MA in Economics. After her graduation she worked as a columnist critic, and as a host on television. In addition, she appeared with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started creating books with his assistance in editing.