Arianna Huffington

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington has been a Greek American columnist, author and businesswoman for more than 20 years. She is a founder of The Huffington Post and the chief executive officer of Thrive Global. Author of over 15 books. Arianna Huffington is an writer, journalist, TV host, and also the proprietor of The Huffington Post. Her move to Greece to England at the age of 16 and earned an MA from Cambridge University in Economics. When she was 21, she became the president of the renowned debate club The Cambridge Union' and was the first non-native student in the history of Cambridge University to be elected. She was a syndicated conservative writer following graduation and, with The Huffington Post launched a few years later, she developed an online voice platform with a critique of current political scenarios. It was her celebrity that helped to attract several well-known contributors for posting their thoughts on news as well as politics and culture. Arianna gained notoriety in 2003 when she ran as an independent in California recall election to succeed Governor Davis. In addition, she led a Detroit campaign to encourage fuel-efficient automobiles. Her name was voted as the most Influential Women in Media in 2009 by Forbes in 2009, gaining 12th position on this list. That same year Guardian included her in the Top 100 Media List. In 2011, AOL Inc. purchased The Huffington Post and made her president of that media unit, which comprised of many at the time-current AOL properties too such as Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. Elli Stasinopoulos is 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, despite her being very close to her father. In her earliest years, she exhibited leadership skills for which her name is still well-known. When she moved to England, she was 16 to continue her education and was enrolled into Girton College Cambridge. During her college days she joined the debating Society Cambridge Union where she became the third foreign, and first female president. She graduated in 1972 with an education in Economics. She was a journalist, a TV host and a columnist after her graduation. Also, she appeared on the show Face the music along with Bernard Levin and began writing books with editorial assistance from him.