Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington is a Greek American author syndicated columnist and a businesswoman. She was co-founder of The Huffington Post, is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global as well an author of fifteen novels. Arianna Huffington is a philanthropist and author TV personality, and the owner of the liberally independent online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. Her birthplace was Greece she came to England at the age of 16 and graduated at the age of 16 from Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. She was elected president at the age of 21 of the well-known debating group The Cambridge Union' and was the first foreign born student who was elected to this position. After when she graduated, she became an important conservative syndicated journalist. A few more years after that she launched The Huffington Post which featured an unbiased critique of the political climate. It was her celebrity that helped to attract several well-known contributors who shared their opinions on politics, news as well as culture. Arianna became famous during 2003 when she ran as an independent in a recall contest in California to succeed the governor at the time, Davis. Aside from that she was also the director of the Detroit Project for efficient vehicles that use less fuel. Her rank was 12th on Forbes' list of the most influential women in the media. That same year, Guardian listed her among the top 100 media personalities. AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post, and she was named president of the group of media. This was a huge acquisition that included a number of AOL properties of the time like Engadget AOL style list and Patch Media. Elli was the youngest daughter of Konstantinos journalist father who also works as a management consultant. While she enjoyed a strong friendship with both her parents but it was their connection which shaped her. In her earliest years she demonstrated the skills of leadership for which she has gained a reputation. When she moved to England, she was age 16 to complete her schooling as well as enrolled at Girton College Cambridge. When she was in the college years, she joined the college debating Society Cambridge Union where she became the third foreign, and first female president. In 1972, she earned an advanced degree in Economics. She became a writer, a critic television host, and as a columnist shortly after her graduation. In addition, she appeared along with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started creating books with his editorial assistance.