Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been a Greek American columnist, author and entrepreneur for more than twenty years. She is a co-founder of The Huffington Post the founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global and the author of fifteen books. Arianna Huffington is an author, television personality, philanthropist and also the proprietor and publisher of The Huffington Post. Her move out of Greece to England when she was 16 years old, and received an MA from Cambridge University in Economics. She was the first student who was not from the UK to be elected president of The Cambridge Union at the age of 21. Following the graduation ceremony, she became a well-known Conservative syndicated journalist. A few more years after that she launched The Huffington Post which featured critical commentary on the current politics. In part, her fame led to the recruitment of a variety of renowned contributors. Arianna's celebrity status was first noticed in 2003 when she declared herself an independent candidate for the California recall vote in order to replace then-Governor Davis. Additionally, she was involved in an initiative in Detroit that promoted efficient vehicles that use less fuel. Forbes listed her as the most influential woman in the field of media in the year 2009. The newspaper was ranked as 12th on the ranking. The Guardian also included her to the list of 100 most influential media for 2009. In the year 2011, AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post and made the president of that media company, which also included a number of existing AOL properties too such as Engadget AOL music Style list and Patch Media. Elli was the daughter of Konstantinos who was a journalist and management consultant. While she was very close to her father, it was her bond with her mother that shaped her life. Even during her formative period, she displayed abilities to lead, and for this she is still well-known. At the age of 16 the girl moved in the United Kingdom for her higher education. She attended Girton College Cambridge. In the time of her studies she joined the Cambridge Union debating group where she became the first woman and the only president from outside the country. In 1972, she earned a master's degree in Economics. She worked as a critic, a TV host as well as a columnist following her graduation. She also appeared alongside Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started writing books using his editing assistance.