Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and businesswoman. She co-founded The Huffington Post the founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is an author and philanthropist as well as a television host and the owner of the independent open online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Originally from Greece, Arianna Huffington moved to England with her family at age 16. At Cambridge University she earned a MA qualification in Economics. In her 21st year, she was president of the famed debate club The Cambridge Union' and was the first foreign born student to do so. A conservative syndicated blogger when she graduated, she became the voice of Huffington Post. It was possible for her to recruit numerous prominent contributors to post their thoughts about politics and culture. Arianna became famous during 2003 when she volunteered in the California recall election to succeed Governor Davis. In addition, she was also the leader of a Detroit initiative to promote fuel-efficient cars. Forbes listed her as one of one of the "most influential women" in the media industry with her ranking at the 12th spot. Guardian placed her on their list of the 100 most important media figures in 2009. AOL purchased The Huffington Post from AOL in 2011. Then she was appointed the president of the AOL media group. The group included several AOL owned properties like Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Elli Stasinopoulos is a daughter of Konstantinos the manager's advisor as well as journalist. Although she was a close friend to her father it was the relationship she shared with her mother which shaped her entire life. At an early age, she showed leadership abilities which are still widely admired. When she was 16, she moved from America to the United Kingdom and enrolled Girton College Cambridge. She was a member of Cambridge Union, the Cambridge Union college debate society throughout her college years and was the third and first female to be elected president. She graduated in 1972 with an education in Economics. She became a writer, a critic television host, as well as a columnist following her graduation. Also, with Bernard Levin she appeared on an edition of Face the music.