Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She founded The Huffington Post and the director of Thrive Global. Author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington is a TV host, journalist writer, philanthropist, and philanthropist for over ten years. Her role also includes being the proprietor of The Huffington Post, an independently-liberal online newsmagazine. She emigrated to Greece to England aged 16 where she received an MA from Cambridge University in Economics. First foreign-born graduate to hold the position of president in the famous debate club The Cambridge Union, at 21 years old she took over the presidency. Following after her college graduation, she became a well-known Conservative syndicated journalist. In the years later she created The Huffington Post which featured critical commentary on the current political scene. The fame she gained enabled her to get a variety of celebrities to contribute their opinion regarding current affairs, the as well as politics and culture. Arianna rose to fame in 2003 when she decided to contest independently in the California recall election to replace then Governor Davis. In addition, she was the leader of an Detroit project to promote the use of fuel-efficient cars. Forbes named her as 12th on its list for the Most Popular Media Women. Guardian also included the HuffingtonPost in their top 100 list in the year 2010. AOL Inc. named her president of their media group in 2011 following the bought The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post was joined by other AOL brands, including Engadget AOLmusic Style list as well as Patch Media. Her parents were Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, a management consultant and journalist. Though she was close to her father, it was her bond with her mother that formed her character. Even in her formative age, she displayed her leadership skills for which she's still known. When she moved to England, she was 16, to pursue her education and was enrolled into Girton College Cambridge. She joined the Cambridge Union college debate society while in college and was the third and first female to hold the position of president. In 1972, her master's in Economics was awarded. After graduation, she began working as a columnist critic, and a television host. She was a guest on Bernard Levin on an edition Face the music, and she began to write her own novels with his assistance.