Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist, is also an author. She's co-founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global, as well as the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington is a writer TV personality, philanthropist, as well as the proprietor of the independently free online news publication The Huffington Post. Following her move to England from Greece when she was 16, she received a MA with Economics from Cambridge University. The famous debating society The Cambridge Union was her first time as president, and she held it at the age of 21. Her success as a conservative columnist was consolidated after she graduated. After the launch of The Huffington Post a few years later, she created an online voice-portal that provided critiques of the political situation. She was able to get numerous prominent contributors to post their thoughts about politics and culture. Arianna became famous in 2003, when she ran as an independent candidate in the California recall elections to replace Governor Davis. In addition, she directed an Detroit project to promote fuel efficient cars. In 2009 she was named by Forbes as one of the top women in media gaining 12th position on their list. The same year, the Guardian included her in the top 100 media list. AOL bought The Huffington Post from AOL in the year 2011. In 2012, she became the president of the media division at AOL. It was comprised of several AOL owned properties like Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Elli Stasinopoulos is the daughter of Konstantinos a management advisor and journalist. Although she was a close friend with her father, it was her relationship with her mother that formed her character. From her early years, she displayed leadership qualities that are still highly regarded. When she was in her 16th year she returned to the UK to pursue her studies and was enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. In the time of her studies she was a member of Cambridge Union. Cambridge Union debating group where she was elected the first woman president, and also the only foreign president. Her graduation was in 1972 and she earned a Master's Degree in Economics. After graduation, she began working as a critic for a newspaper column and an anchor on TV. She was a guest on Bernard Levin on an edition Face the music, and she began writing her own novels with his aid.