Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been a Greek American columnist, author and entrepreneur for more than twenty years. She co-founded The Huffington Post, is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global as well an writer of 15 novels. Arianna Huffington is a writer and philanthropist as well as a television host and owner of the independently open online newsmagazine The Huffington Post. She was born in Greece then moved to England at the age of sixteen. At Cambridge University, she graduated with an MA of Economics. The infamous debating society The Cambridge Union was her first time as president, and she held it when she was 21. Her success as a columnist of the conservative side was confirmed after she finished her degree. With the introduction of The Huffington Post a few months later, she launched an online platform for voice that gave critical opinions on the state of the nation's politics. Her fame helped to attract several famous contributors who shared their views on current events, politics and culture. Arianna first gained notoriety during 2003 when she volunteered for California's recall election, to succeed Governor Davis. Additionally she was the leader of the Detroit Project to develop fuel efficient cars. She was named one of the Most Popular Women in Media in 2009 by Forbes in 2009, gaining 12th position on the list. That same year Guardian named her on the Top 100 Media List. In 2011, AOL Inc. acquired The Huffington Post and made the president of that media unit, which comprised of many then-existing AOL products, such as Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli Stasinopoulos was a daughter born to Konstantinos the manager's advisor as well as journalist. The way she lived her life was determined by the closeness she had to her mother, and the bond she shared with her father, even though she was very close to him. She showed leadership traits even in her early years. At the age of 16 her family moved into the United Kingdom for her higher education. She attended Girton College Cambridge. As a student and was in Cambridge Union, she joined the colleges debating societies, and eventually was its first female and foreign president. She graduated in 1972 with the degree of master's in Economics. She worked as a critic, a TV host and a columnist after her graduation. Also, with Bernard Levin she appeared on an edition of Face the music.