Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (Greek American) is a Greek American writer, syndicated-columnist and businesswoman. She was a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington has worked as a TV host, journalist, philanthropist and author for more than 10 years. She also is the proprietor of The Huffington Post, an free-of-cost online news magazine. After moving from Greece to England from Greece at the age of 16 She earned an MA with a major in Economics from Cambridge University. When she was 21, she became the head of the famous debate society The Cambridge Union' and was the first non-native student in the history of Cambridge University to be elected. Following graduation, she left her name as columnist in the conservative syndicated media and, with the launching of The Huffington Post' few years later she created an online voice portal which provided critical views about the current political climate. The celebrity she enjoyed allowed her to persuade a number of stars to voice their views about current affairs, political and culture. Arianna became famous in 2003 when she ran as an independent in California recall elections to replace Governor Davis. She also headed a Detroit automobile project that was fuel efficient. Her name was voted as the most influential women in media in 2009 by Forbes in 2009, gaining 12th position on this list. In the same year Guardian included her in the 100 most influential media on their list. AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post in 2011 and appointed her head of its media division, which also included the other AOL products like Engadget AOL Music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli was the son of Konstantinos who was a management and journalism consultant. Even though she was close with her father, the relationship she had to her mom shaped the rest of her life. She showed leadership traits throughout her childhood. At the age of 16 her family moved in England in the United Kingdom for her higher education. In Girton College Cambridge. While in college she was a member of the Cambridge Union's colleges debating societies, which she later became the first female and foreign president. In 1972, she graduated with an MA in Economics. Following the graduation ceremony, she worked as a critic columnist and television host. She also appeared alongside Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started making books with the editorial services of Bernard Levin.