Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington resides in the US and is a Greek-American author, syndicated journalist as well as a businesswoman. She's co-founder and chief executive officer of Thrive Global, as well being the author of 15 books. Arianna Huffington works as an author, philanthropist, television host, and also the proprietor of The Huffington Post. Her move from Greece to England aged 16 where she obtained a MA in Economics from Cambridge University in Economics. As the first foreign student to be elected president of the highly regarded debating group The Cambridge Union, at age 21 she took over the presidency. Following graduation, she left her name as a conservative syndicated columnist as well as with the introduction of The Huffington Post' few years later she created an online voice platform that gave critical opinions on the political scenario. The fame of Arianna led to the recruitment of a variety of renowned contributors. Arianna's fame began in 2003, when she became an independent candidate for the California recall vote in order to replace Governor Davis. Alongside this, she was the leader of an Detroit initiative to encourage vehicles that are fuel efficient. She was named The Most Influential Women in Media in 2009 by Forbes in 2009, gaining the 12th spot on that list. In the same year Guardian named her on the Top 100 Media List. AOL Inc. made her the President of their media division in 2011 after they purchased The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post was joined by other AOL brands such as Engadget AOLmusic Style list and Patch Media. Elli Stasinopoulos was a daughter of Konstantinos an advisor to management and a journalist. Although she was a close friend with her father, it was her bond with her mother that shaped her entire life. In her earliest times, she demonstrated abilities to lead, and for this she is still well-known. Her move to England came at 16, to pursue her education and was accepted into Girton College Cambridge. She was a member of the Cambridge Union college debate society while in college in which she became the third female to be elected president. The year 1972 was the year her master's in Economics was conferred. The career of a journalist and television host began after she graduated. Additionally, she starred with Bernard Levin in an episode of Face the music and started making books with the editorial services of Bernard Levin.