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 more than 15 books. Arianna Huffington is a writer, philanthropist, television personality as well as the proprietor of the independently open online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Born in Greece Arianna Huffington immigrated to England together with her family around age 16. While at Cambridge University she earned a MA qualification in Economics. The first non-English student to graduate, she was elected President of The Cambridge Union' at age 21. As a conservative syndicated blogger, after graduating she became a voice of the Huffington Post. The fame of Arianna has led to the attraction of many well-known contributors for posting their opinions on the news political, culture and politics. Arianna's fame started in 2003, after she declared herself an independent candidate for the California recall vote in order to replace then-Governor Davis. Alongside this she was the leader of the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. Forbes listed her 12th in their list of the Top influential women in the media. Guardian also included the Huffington Post in their list of the top 100 in the year 2010. AOL bought The Huffington Post from AOL in 2011. In 2012, she became the president of AOL's media group. It included a number of AOL owned properties like Engadget AOL Style List and Patch Media. Elli has two siblings, Konstantinos Stasinopoulos, and Elli the other, both of whom are journalist and management consultants. The way she lived her life was determined by the closeness she had to her mother, and the bond she shared with her dad, despite being extremely close to him. Even during her formative times, she demonstrated abilities to lead, and for this are still prominently known. When she was in her 16th year she returned to the UK to pursue her studies and was enrolled in Girton College Cambridge. In her college years she was a member of the Cambridge Union debating group where she became the first female president and only president from outside the country. She graduated in 1972 with an advanced degree in Economics. After her graduation she worked as a columnist critic and an anchor on TV. She was a guest on Bernard Levin on an edition Face the music, and she began to write her own books with his help.