Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been an Greek American columnist, author and businesswoman for more than 20 years. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the CEO and founder of Thrive Global as well an writer of 15 novels. Arianna Huffington is a journalist, author, philanthropist, television host and the owner of The Huffington Post. Originally from Greece, Arianna Huffington moved to England together with her family around the age of 16. At Cambridge University she earned a MA qualification in Economics. The infamous debating society The Cambridge Union was her first presidency and she did it at the age of 21. Being a conservative syndicated blog, after graduating she became the voice of Huffington Post. The fame of her name helped in getting several high-profile contributors to publish their thoughts on politics news and culture. Arianna gained fame after she decided to run as an Independent Candidate for the California Recall election to succeed former Governor Davis. Additionally, she was involved in the Detroit-based initiative that advocated for cars that are fuel efficient. Forbes placed her at 12 on its list for the Most influential women in the media. Guardian also included the HuffingtonPost in their list of the top 100 in 2010. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her as the president of their media company and also included several additional AOL brands like Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli is the daughter of Konstantinos Stasinopoulos and Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, who both are management consultants and journalists. The way she lived her life was determined by the closeness she had to her mother, and the bond she shared with her dad, even though she was very close to the latter. In her earliest years she demonstrated leadership skills that remain highly respected. When she moved to England, she was 16 to continue her education and was accepted into Girton College Cambridge. In her college years she joined Cambridge Union. Cambridge Union debating group where she rose to become the first woman and the sole foreign president. Her graduation was in 1972 and she earned an MA in Economics. She worked as a critic as well as a host on TV and columnist upon her graduation. The appearance she made in Face the music with Bernard Levin was a notable one. She began to write books and enlisting his assistance to edit.