Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been an Greek American columnist, author and businesswoman for more than 20 years. She's co-founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global, as well being the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington works as an author, philanthropist, television host and the owner of The Huffington Post. She emigrated to Greece to England when she was 16 years old, and earned an MA from Cambridge University in Economics. She was the first student who was not from the UK to become the president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. She was a conservative syndicated writer after her graduation. When The Huffington Post launched a couple of years later, she developed an online platform to voice opinions which offered critiques of the political landscape. The fame of her name helped in getting several high-profile contributors to post their views on news, politics, and other topics. Arianna was first noticed during 2003 when she volunteered in the California recall election in the place of Governor Davis. Arianna was also part of an initiative in Detroit that promoted efficient vehicles that use less fuel. Forbes declared her to be the "most powerful female" in the media industry and ranked her 12th. Guardian placed her on their list of 100 most influential media people in 2009. In the year 2011, AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post and made her president of that media unit, which comprised of many at the time-current AOL products, such as Engadget AOL music Style list and Patch Media. Their parents are Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos who was who was a consultant in management as well as a journalist. They were very close to her father, but it was her relationship with her mother that shaped her. As a child she displayed leadership qualities which she is still renowned for. When she moved to England, she was 16 to continue her education and was enrolled into Girton College Cambridge. She joined Cambridge Union, the Cambridge Union college debate society throughout her college years in which she became the third and first female to serve as the president. In 1972, she earned a master's degree in Economics. Her professional career as TV host and journalist started after her graduation. In addition, she was a part of the show Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books taking editorial help from his.